Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned

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, located near the border with

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. Named after the nearby river,

Pripyat Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river, Pripyat (river), Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth ''atomgrad'' ...

, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth ''atomgrad'' ('atom city', a type of

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in the

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that served the purpose of housing nuclear workers near a plant), catering the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is located north of the abandoned city of

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, after which it is named. Pripyat was officially proclaimed a city in 1979 and had ballooned to a population of 49,360 by the time it was evacuated on the afternoon of 27 April 1986, one day after the

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. Although it is located in Vyshhorod Raion, the abandoned municipality is administered directly from the capital of

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. Pripyat is supervised by the

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''Kyiv Post'' (24 De ...

which manages activities for the entire

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. Following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the entire population of Pripyat was moved to the purpose-built city of

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History

Early years

Access to Pripyat, unlike cities of military importance, was not restricted before the disaster as the Soviet Union deemed

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s safer than other types of power plants. Nuclear power stations were presented as achievements of Soviet engineering, harnessing nuclear power for peaceful projects. The slogan "peaceful atom" () was popular during those times. The original plan had been to build the plant only from

, but the

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, among other bodies, expressed concern that would be too close to the city. As a result, the power station and Pripyat were built at their current locations, about from Kyiv.

Post-Chernobyl disaster

In 1986, the city of

was constructed to replace Pripyat. After

, this was the second-largest city for accommodating power plant workers and scientists in the

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. One notable landmark often featured in photographs in the city and visible from aerial-imaging websites is the long-abandoned

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located in the

Pripyat amusement park The Pripyat amusement park is an abandoned amusement park located in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was to have its grand opening on 1 May 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations, but these plans were cancelled on 26 April, when the Chernobyl disaste ...

, which had been scheduled to have its official opening five days after the disaster, in time for

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celebrations. The

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and Avanhard Stadium are two other popular tourist sites. On 4 February 2020, former residents of Pripyat gathered in the abandoned city to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pripyat's establishment. This was the first time former residents returned to the city since its abandonment in 1986. The

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reached the outskirts of the town, but they did not reach the plant. During the 2022

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, the city was occupied by Russian forces during the

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after several hours of heavy fighting. On 31 March Russian troops withdrew from the plant and other parts of

. On 3 April Ukrainian troops took control of Pripyat again.

Infrastructure and statistics

The following statistics are from 1 January 1986. * The population was 49,400. The average age was about 26 years old. Total living space was : 13,414 apartments in 160 apartment blocks, 18 halls of residence accommodating up to 7,621 single males or females, and eight halls of residence for married or '' de facto'' couples. * Education: 15 kindergartens and elementary schools for 4,980 children, and five secondary schools for 6,786 students. * Healthcare: one hospital could accommodate up to 410 patients, and three clinics. * Trade: 25 stores and malls; 27 cafes, cafeterias, and restaurants collectively could serve up to 5,535 customers simultaneously. 10 warehouses could hold 4,430 tons of goods. * Culture: the Palace of Culture Energetik; a cinema; and a school of arts, with eight different societies. * Sports: 10 gyms, 10 shooting galleries, three indoor swimming-pools, two stadiums. * Recreation: one park, 35 playgrounds, 18,136 trees, 33,000 rose plants, 249,247 shrubs. * Industry: four factories with annual turnover of 477,000,000 rubles. One

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with four reactors (plus two more planned). * Transportation: Yanov railway station, 167 urban buses, plus the nuclear power plant car park with 400 spaces. * Telecommunication: 2,926 local phones managed by the Pripyat Phone Company, plus 1,950 phones owned by Chernobyl power station's administration, Jupiter plant, and Department of Architecture and Urban Development.

Safety

A concern is whether it is safe to visit Pripyat and its surroundings. The Zone of Alienation is considered relatively safe to visit, and several Ukrainian companies offer guided tours around the area. In most places within the city, the level of radiation does not exceed an

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of 1 μSv (one

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) per hour.

Climate

The climate of Pripyat is designated as Dfb (Warm-summer

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) on the

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In popular culture

Films

(Alphabetical by title) * The horror film ''

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'' (2012) was inspired by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and takes place in Pripyat. * The majority of the film '' Land of Oblivion'' (2011) was shot on location in Pripyat. * Pripyat is featured in the

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documentary ''

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''. *The drone manufacturer DJI produced ''Lost City of Chernobyl'' (May 2015), a documentary film about the work of photographer and cinematographer Philip Grossman and his five-year project in Pripyat and the Zone of Exclusion. * Filmmaker Danny Cooke used a drone to capture shots of the abandoned amusement park, some residential shots of decaying walls, children's toys, and gas masks, and collected them in a 3-minute short film ''Postcards From Chernobyl'' (released in November 2014), while making footage for the

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'' episode "Chernobyl: The Catastrophe That Never Ended" (early 2014). * With the help of drones, aerial views of Pripyat were shot and later edited to appear as a deserted

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in the film ''

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'' (2016). *The documentary ''

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'' (2008) was filmed in Pripyat.

Literature

(Alphabetical by artist) *

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's novel, '' Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl'', is about illegal trips to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
The Chernobyl Poems of Lyubov Sirota
by the professor of Washington Universit
Paul Brians
*

Lyubov Sirota Lyubov Makarivna Sirota (; born 21 June 1956) is a Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright, journalist and translator. As a former inhabitant of the city of Pripyat and an eyewitness (and victim) of the Chernobyl disaster, she has devoted a great par ...

’s nove
"The Pripyat Syndrome"
Language: English, Publisher: Independently published (February 18, 2021), Paperback: 202 pages, – Lyubov Sirota (Author), Birgitta Ingemanson (Editor), Paul Brians (Editor), A. Yukhimenko (Illustrator), Natalia Ryumina (Translator) * Much of the

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' novel '' The Last Oracle'' takes place in Pripyat and around Chernobyl. The story revolves around a team of

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"Killer Scientist" special agents who must stop a terrorist plot to unleash on the world the radiation of

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, during the installation of the new

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over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. * The exclusion zone is the setting for

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's science fiction short story " The Dragon of Pripyat".

Music

(Alphabetical by artist) * The Ukrainian singer Alyosha recorded most of the video for her

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entry, " Sweet People", in Pripyat. * Ash, the rock band from Northern Ireland, has a song titled "Pripyat" included in their album '' A–Z Vol.1''. * The song "Dead City" () by the Ukrainian symphonic metal band DELIA is about Pripyat, and scenes from the music video were shot in the city. DELIA's vocalist, Anastasia Sverkunova, was born in Pripyat just before the Chernobyl disaster. * In 2006, musician

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featured Pripyat in his 18-minute documentary of the ghost town and in his promotional video for his track, "What We Made". * German composer and pianist

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included a piece titled "Pripyat" on his 2014 album ''Abandoned City'' (on which each track is titled after a different abandoned place.) * The Scottish post-rock band

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included a song titled "Pripyat" on their album '' Atomic'' (2016), which is a soundtrack to Mark Cousins' documentary ''

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''. *The Irish folk-rock singer

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included a song called "Farewell to Pripyat" on his album ''

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'' (1989), the song credited to Tim Dennehy. *

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guitarist

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's first solo album is titled ''The Ghosts of Pripyat'' (2014). * The Australian rapper

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included the two-part song "Pripyat" in his album ''Strange New Past'' (2015). *The English rock band

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used the city to shoot their music video clip '' Life Is Golden'', including takes of the

, and

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. * The Italian Rapper

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has a song titled "Come Pripyat" on his album ''Exuvia'', released in 2021. * The Belarusian post-punk band

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released a music video for their song titled, "Waves" () as part of their album ''

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''. The music video was filmed in Pripyat through a series of varying drone shots; displaying famous landmarks of the abandoned city.

Television

(Alphabetical by series) * The ''

'' episode "Chernobyl: The Catastrophe That Never Ended" (early 2014) aired on

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. *

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's drama miniseries ''

'' (2019) is based on the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. The scenes set in 1986 Pripyat were filmed in

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. * in the '' Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways'' Season 5 episode "Extreme Nuclear Railway: A Journey Too Far?" (episode 22),

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visits Chernobyl on his journey through Ukraine. * Discovery Science Channel's ''Mysteries of the Abandoned'' episode "Chernobyl's Deadly Secrets", produced and hosted by Philip Grossman, was filmed over a four-day period in Pripyat and the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in 2017. * The

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'' conducted an extensive 2013 investigation within Pripyat, the exclusion zone, and the Chernobyl Power Plant in search of a radioactive mutated

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. * A David Attenborough documentary depicts natural life in Pripyat.

Video games

'' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfares (and its remaster's) single-player campaign includes levels "

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" and "

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", which are set in Pripyat. The former is considered to be one of the greatest video game levels of all time. The S.T.A.L.K.E.R franchise is set around the Chornobyl

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, and prominently features Pripyat in the series, namely in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. SCUM, developed by the Croatian studio Gamepires, features a radiation area than includes a fictional city of "Krsko," which is an accurate reproduction of Pripyat, including points of interest.

Transport

The city was served by Yaniv station on the

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. It was an important passenger hub of the line and was located between the southern suburb of Pripyat and Yaniv. An electric train terminus of Semikhody, built in 1988 and located in front of the nuclear plant, is currently the only operating station near Pripyat connecting it to

Notable people

(born 1988) writer, illegal Chernobyl explorer ("stalker") *

Vitali Klitschko Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; ; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of Kyiv,mayor of Kyiv The Head of Kyiv City (), unofficially and more commonly the Mayor of Kyiv (), is a city official elected by popular vote who serves as a head of the Kyiv city state administration (the capital of Ukraine) and a chairperson the Kyiv City Counc ...

and former

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(born 1976) former professional boxer *

Alexander Sirota Alexander Yukhymovych Sirota (, ; born June 7, 1976) is a Ukrainian photographer, journalist, filmmaker. He writes in Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. As a former resident of Prypiat, Ukraine, Pripyat, he is an eyewitne ...

(born 1976) photographer, journalist and filmmaker *

(born 1956) poet, writer, playwright, journalist and translator

Gallery

Notes

References

External links

Pripyat-Info
– Informational Portal: «PRIPYAT :: EXCLUSION ZONE»
Pripyat.com
– Site created by former residents
25 years of satellite imagery over Chernobyl
Pripyat map * – Pripyat in Panoramas Project
exploringthezone.com
– 5-year project documenting the Pripyat and Chernobyl Zone
Pripyat-city.ru
– Blog related to Pripyat
ChernobylGallery.com
– Photographs of Pripyat and Chernobyl * – 2018 Footage of Pripyat and Chernobyl {{DEFAULTSORT:Pripyat (Town) Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Cities in Kyiv Oblast Ghost towns in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Radioactively contaminated areas Modern ruins Ghost towns in Ukraine Cities of regional significance in Ukraine 1970 establishments in Ukraine Populated places established in 1970 Company towns in Ukraine Socialist planned cities Populated places disestablished in 1986 1986 disestablishments in Ukraine