{"id":1198,"date":"2011-02-02T04:44:35","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2011-12-26T15:51:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T21:51:17","slug":"chernobyl-25-years-revisited-wanderings-in-pripyat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/02\/chernobyl-25-years-revisited-wanderings-in-pripyat\/","title":{"rendered":"Chernobyl 25 Years Revisited – Chapter 5 Wandering in Pripyat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pripyat 25 Years After Chernobyl<\/h1>\n
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Pripyat Cafe Stained Glass - Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
There are discreet spaces in Pripyat where things are hardly touched since they were abandoned.\u00a0This is a small sample of my most recent work and some of the stories from the buildings I entered.<\/p>\n
Pripyat Fish Processing Building<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe cooling lake and the river offered abundant fish, and Pripyat had a small fishing and fish processing facility. \u00a0After the accident and until c.1996, the building served as a laboratory for studying the effects of radiation on the different species of fish. \u00a0Inside the building there are various specimens in jars, and pictures of the different types of fish studied are still on the walls. \u00a0In the back hang the nets and containers once \u00a0used to fish.<\/span><\/h6>\n
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Fish Processing Building, Pripyat, Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Pripyat Mechanic Shop<\/strong><\/h2>\n
This mechanic shop mostly serviced the farming tractors and machines prior to the accident. \u00a0Pieces of machinery litter its entrance. Inside the remnants of newspaper cut-outs still hang on the walls: \u00a0a prayer, a meal — and as mechanics the world over do– scantily clad women. \u00a0Upstairs, the changing room is littered with boots and grease stained overalls, some are still draped over a seat.<\/p>\n
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Mechanic Shop, Pripyat, Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Pripyat Swimming Pool<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Pripyat had various pools, an uncommon trait for a city its size. \u00a0This is the largest pool. \u00a0It has become something of a tourist stop, because of its large (broken) windows and diving platform. \u00a0The main entrance is now overrun with vegetation and rarely seen, as most visitors enter from the other side of the building.<\/p>\n
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Pool, Pripyat, Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Pripyat Stadium<\/strong><\/h6>\n
<\/strong>Once host to athletic competitions, the Stadyon is now lost among birch trees that grow where there used to be volley ball courts. \u00a0In the winter light it reminds me of a pagoda. Views from behind the bleachers are like an Escher painting. In the western part of the field is a structure, perhaps a former ticket booth or entrance.<\/p>\n
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Stadyon, Pripyat, Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Pripyat Cafe & Observatory<\/strong><\/h6>\n
<\/strong>Friends and young couples would gather at the Pripyat Cafe and sip drinks in the shade of the trees by the lake. \u00a0Stained glass lined the south windows. There was an observation platform one could climb up to, in order to get a better view of the city. \u00a0Animal tracks including wolves, boars, deer, and rabbit criss-cross in from of the former cafe and make their way down to the frozen shoreline. \u00a0In the distance, the building cranes of what was to be Reactor #6 can be seen. \u00a0A barge gradually sinks on the far shore.<\/p>\n
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Observation Deck, Pripyat, Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Beauty is not the first word associated with Pripyat, but evidence of the city’s former staid elegance is still visible. \u00a0The former movie house and dance school (not shown) still sport lovely mosaics. \u00a0From among the barren trees small details of decoration and architecture show themselves to the curious explorer.<\/p>\n
Chapter 1<\/a> \/ Chapter 2<\/a> \/ Chapter 3<\/a> \/ Chapter 4<\/a>\/ Chapter 6<\/a><\/p>\n
See Pripyat 25 Years Later: \u00a0Complete Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Buildings & Facades, Pripyat, Jan Smith 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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