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As a result of the Chernobyl disaster in Belarus initially in 1986 was evacuated to 24, 7 thousand. Man with an area of ​​1, 7 thousand sq. M. km. At the same time land in the area had been withdrawn from economic use, and in 1988 - created Polesye State Radiation Ecological Reserve (PSRER).
Then, with an area of ​​1, 313 sq. M. km. After the accession in 1993 of the adjacent territory of resettlement area of ​​the reserve has increased to 2, 154 thousand square kilometers.
In Belarus, the so-called Chernobyl zone consists of two parts. First - resettlement zone. There being a limited human activity - usually a forest planting to prevent the transfer of radionuclides to the dust. Closer to Chernobyl - the exclusion zone, where all human activities are not kept in mind the high level of radiation.
Within a radius of 5-15 km from the station istration level of pollution is higher than near it because the area adjacent to the plant was deactivated - are cut off and taken away for burial the top layer of soil.
The popular computer games and science fiction novels in the area inhabited by various mutants, which are fighting some "stalkers."
But in reality, in the territory of Belarus, near the border with Ukraine, in the village (of course, resettlement) Masai in 1994 it was established research station to monitor the surroundings.





Picturesque location Masao not chosen by chance - here, in addition to high-level radiation in a small area there are all features of the landscape of the Belarusian Polesie.
On the territory of the farmstead, consisting of several buildings, was shot 40-cm layer of soil saturated with radionuclides, and in its place poured clean. They settled in an empty house scientists.
High levels of radioactive contamination dictates features of life - at the station and beyond, to places frequented by workers, and it is primarily METEOROLOGICAL, laid wooden flooring.



Rare visitors are greeted first two barking mutts. Elder mongrel, which felt admixture taxes, lives in Masan fourth year.
At the entrance to the "House residence staff shift" - the official name of the monastery, on the porch instead of the floor mat is "washer" shoe soles.



Stalker (Researcher Andrew Razdorskiy last ichthyologist Navy) shows the station.
If "-Chernobyl" era of the local villages have used electricity from Chernobyl, for the energy research station uses solar panels and diesel generators. Because of this basic equipment and lighting at the station is designed for 12 volts. Although there is also a converter to 220.
For water used specially drilled well. In addition, drinking water brought here.
In the vicinity of poslechernobylsky period abundantly bred game. So, one day in the neighborhood, I saw two moose herd of 5 deer and a herd of 19 boars. Moreover, the last out of the woods on the territory of Ukraine and Belarus quietly grazed on the field.
But eating this game, grown on radioactive feed will only crazy. The same applies to plants and, especially fungi. However, due to the distance from roads and settlements, mushroom pickers and hunters do not appear here.
Border guards in this part of the border - too rare. To get here the potential offender, he will have to do the 50-kilometer route of the Belarusian protected zone, then to get to the protected 30-kilometer zone of Ukraine.
At the research station Masan usually live two scientists watch, which lasts 12-14 days per month.



Like all other employees of the station, scientists Massanov never saw here animals such as mutant two-headed calves. Andrei ask indiscreet questions about the effects of radiation on the body in terms of relations with the fair sex. Andrew admits that to work in Masan in his family had one child, and since 2002, four more were born.
His colleague on the problems and not feel, inviting the next time to come here with the girls, a journalist.
Scientists are busy, mainly meteorological observations. Local meteorological closest to Chernobyl, to which about 12 kilometers from here.
In the house - working and living rooms, kitchen, bathroom, battery (in battery accumulates energy from solar panels).
In the work room - a laptop, communication systems, some tools and a mandatory "tool" of scientists Chernobyl zone - professional radiomer radiation.
The new chair sleeping "permanent employee" station cat Boris. At the station, he lives less than a year, and during that time, Boris successfully cut off all the mice that ate food. Outside the house, Boris is trying to move on the flooring.



Communication is by walkie-talkie. Confident cellular communication is possible only in the Ukrainian network operators. Well, by the way, accepted and Ukrainian TV channels. To take advantage of the Belarusian mobile operators have to raise at least 20 meters high observation tower. From there, able to finish and Internet access.
It's funny to see how the scientist with a laptop climbing the tower to sit out on the web.



From the tower offers a beautiful panorama of Polesie. In the south-east rise the pipes and the body of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. A little more to the right - shestnadtsatietazhki Pripyat. Visible and five-storied houses.
Standing on the observation tower, inspecting the huge deserted territory Polesie can not stop wondering how much trouble done seen on the horizon NPP units. It will take more than a century before, these lands become appropriate for permanent human habitation.

Vasily Semashko, the photo of the author



Amusement park for all the dead city of Pripyat.



This Ferris wheel in the former town of Pripyat in windy night is rumored to ride the souls of the dead firefighters - Chernobyl.
Nature gradually erases the memory of civilization, and in 50-60 years the city will absorb the forest.



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