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Wilson Smart Take: Chernobyl’s 36th Anniversary

April 26, 2022

Kate Brown, a Kennan Institute research scholar at the Wilson Center, talks about the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, and the new nuclear risks posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Kate Brown

Kate Brown

Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and former Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute

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Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Russia and Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more

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