A sign of radioactive danger is pictured at the entrance of the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541971
A destroyed house is pictured at the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541987
Flowers are placed to the monument at the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541990
A man visits a school at the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541976
A man visits the grave of a relative in the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541915
A picture shows an old house in the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541983
People inspect a house at the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541975
A woman washes a monument on the grave of a relative in the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus.The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541978
A woman washes a monument on the grave of a relative in the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus.The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541902
A picture shows a view from a cemetery in the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541982
A woman washes a monument on the grave of a relative in the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus.The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541914
People inspect a house at the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541974
A sign of radioactive danger is pictured at the entrance of the abandoned village of Babchin, outside the 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 370 km southeast of Minsk, Belarus. The village inhabitants were relocated due to radioactive pollution after the Chernobyl disaster, the territory was included within the zone of the Polessky Radiation and Ecological Reserve. The area is closed for general public access but from May 8 to May 11, the reserve management allowed visitation of cemeteries located within the zone. Aligning with Radunitsa - the day of remembrance of the dead, which in 2021 falls on May 11.09.05.2021#6541970
A general view shows the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve near the Chernobyl power station, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster. 02.10.2019#6032857
The radiation sign is pictured at the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve near the Chernobyl power station, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032856
An abandoned after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant school is pictured, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032853
An abandoned after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant school is pictured, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032854
An abandoned after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant house is pictured, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032852
An abandoned after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant house is pictured, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032851
An abandoned after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant house is pictured, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032850
Radiation level measured with a dosimeter at the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve near the Chernobyl power station, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032845
Horses, pictured in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve near the Chernobyl power station, in Gomel Region, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster.02.10.2019#6032844
Man walking in r forsaken park, Savichi Village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820643
Valentina Berazhatskaya, 75, and Ivan Syalyka, 78, cutting wood in the Savichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820641
Horses at a stud in the Vorotets village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820634
Horses at a stud in the Vorotets village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820633
Horses at a stud in the Vorotets village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820632
Reserve official measuring the level of radiation at the Babichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820639
Reserve pfficial measuring radiation level in the Babichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.05.04.2016#2820640
Man inspecting a forsaken house in the Orevichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820656
Forsaken house in the Orevichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820655
Elks outside the Krasnoselie village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820653
Man inspecting a forsaken vessel on the Pripyat River bank, close to the Krasnoselie village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820654
Ivan Shamenok, 90, walking along the Tulgovichi Village street on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820635
Ivan Shamenok, 90, visiting his brother's grave at the cemetery in the Tulgovichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820623
Ivan Shamenok, 90, visiting his brother's grave at the cemetery in the Tulgovichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820624
Ivan Shamenyuk, 90, sitting beside his house in the Tulgovichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820626
Ivan Shamenok, 90, shaving in his house at the Tulgovichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820625
Ivan Shamenok, 90, shaving in his house at the Tulgovichi village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820621
Dog outside the Novoselki village on the premises of the Polesie Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus.04.04.2016#2820628
A border guard patrols the Belarusian-Polish border at the Kizhevatov Border Outpost in the Brest region.12.02.2015#2783501
Border guards patrol the Belarusian-Polish border at the Kizhevatov Border Outpost in the Brest region.12.02.2015#2783500
Displaced person Nina Pelmeneva meets her first teacher Arkadia Prikhotko in the cemetery of Belaya Soroka, evacuated in 1986 after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.24.04.2012#1103041
Displaced woman from the village of Belaya Soroka, evacuated in 1986 after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, in the village cemetery on Radunitsa remembrance day.24.04.2012#1103040
Displaced people allowed to visit their homes in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, meet again in the village of Dernovich, evacuated in 1986 after the Chernobyl accident.24.04.2012#1103004
A car with villagers who were allowed to visit their abandoned houses in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant enters the village of Dernovich, which was evacuated in 1986 after the Chernobyl accident.24.04.2012#1103003
A car with villagers who were allowed to visit their abandoned houses in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant at the Teshkov checkpoint.24.04.2012#1103002
Dog in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant at the Teshkov checkpoint.24.04.2012#1103000
Car enters the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant through the Teshkov checkpoint.24.04.2012#1102999
Signs at the entrance to the village of Vezhishche, the Gomel region, that was evacuated in 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.23.04.2012#1102736
Memorial plaques at the village of Vezhishche, the Gomel region, that was evacuated in 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. One of the plaques reads, "Fellow villagers! Do not forget your Motherland!"23.04.2012#1102735
Nikolai Zkovorodin looks at his collapsed house in the village of Vezhishche, the Gomel region, that was evacuated in 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.23.04.2012#1102734
Viktor Ignatenko inspects his abandoned house in the village of Vezhishche, the Gomel region, that was evacuated in 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.23.04.2012#1102733
Mikhail Zbarovsky reads an old issue of Gomelskaya Pravda newspaper left behind in his abandoned house in the village of Vezhishche, the Gomel region, that was evacuated in 1986 following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.23.04.2012#1102732