EP14: Chernobyl and the Russian Woodpecker
On this anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, what begins as a film review becomes something more, as we delve into the relationship between Ukraine and Russia and the rise of a new Russian Empire, all the while looking at the fascinating award-winning documentary, The Russian Woodpecker.
This week’s music by UURITER. Find the album here:
The film poster.
This is the trailer for The Russian Woodpecker. Currently it’s a fairly cheap rental on Amazon and Google Play.
As promised, Fedor Alexandrovich in a dropcloth in a schoolroom full of gas masks. I forgot that he also has an unnecessary torch:
The DUGA radar array.
Ukrainians having dropped dead on the sidewalk from starvation during the Holodomor - the famine/genocide.
The EuroMaidan protests in 2013 to 2014.