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Article: CITY SLICKER; MINSK
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 5, 1995
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When Chernobyl exploded nine years ago, emitting radiation 100
times greater than at Hiroshima, Minsk, 200 miles north-west, was
badly hit. Tomorrow's 'Network First' (ITV, 10.40pm) follows the
life of an eight-year-old boy who was conceived shortly after the
disaster, born with severe deformities, then abandoned by his
parents.
General idea: Minsk (population 1.6 million) is the capital of
Belarus (population 10.3million) and an ancient principality dating
back 900 years.
Sad truth: Minsk really dates back to the Second World War. Only
two buildings survived Nazi and Soviet bombing.
Dress, traditional: the Russian peasant look - bright shawls and
long dresses for women, baggy dark trousers ...