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Article: In Belarus, radioactive remnants; Dead zone' refuge for mafia, asylum-seekers.(WORLD)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 9, 2002
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Byline: Kristian Skaardalmso, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
RUDNIA SHLIAGINO, Belarus - The churchyard soil is radioactive. The house where he grew up has been ransacked.
Ivan Katsubo, 61, recently returned to the prohibited radioactive zone to commemorate his childhood and his deceased relatives by drinking vodka and eating bread in the place he once called home.
As the asphalt road leading toward the village Rudnia Shliagino turns to bumpy gravel, visitors are met by a sign stating, "entrance prohibited."
Nailed to the post below is the infamous triangular symbol for radioactivity. All traffic beyond this point is still forbidden, ...