I was thinking about adding something about the dosimeter but knew if I “actually” had one on me and no way to mute it the beeping would have caused me a headache so instead I included a picture of it.
Month: May 2018
Comment on Stop 6: Chernobyl by eabudu
With that much radiation in the air it hands down hurt the climate. In one of the links http://www.hicare.jp/en/radiation/fc36d3fb13a402fa298b330bd2857312 it talks about the damage.
Comment on Stop 6: Chernobyl by eabudu
I think that Gorbachev knew that he needed to have better relationships with the rest of the world because they (USSR) was losing the cold war.
Comment on The lads of Liubertsy by bmarceau17
I really liked this post! I thought it was very interesting the way you explored their motives, and wether they were for gain or preserving the old culture.
Comment on All the Lies We Cannot See: Operation Infektion and HIV/AIDS in the Soviet Union by ejrhodes5
Thank you!
Comment on All the Lies We Cannot See: Operation Infektion and HIV/AIDS in the Soviet Union by ejrhodes5
Thanks! You’re right, understanding the fear is really important. People were just so scared when it first started, and with good reason. I imagine I would be terrified if a disease we knew almost nothing about emerged and was so deadly.
Comment on Countering the Counterculture by bmarceau17
I thought this was very interesting, because of the way it relates rock in the US to rock in the Soviet Union.
Comment on The Singing Revolution by Bryan
I thought this was a really cool post. It’s really interesting to see how these people so peacefully sang for freedom, and Russia responded with violence.
Comment on The Singing Revolution by Phil Giovannini
I find it very interesting how protests were conducted by singing forbidden songs and another protests where everyone linked hands. Throughout history it seems that Russia likes to deal with protests by using force. Time and time again, using force nev…
Comment on Gopnik’s Galore by A. Nelson
Great, thank you! That you tube video is amazing — cringeworthy — but amazing.