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Old 09-04-2019, 06:35 PM
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Some friends recommended it to me knowing that I was interested.
However I would give anyone who has watched it or is intending to watch it, one BIG caveat: -

The show is a drama and as such there's a number of things that have been quite exaggerated or even just made up, to enhance the drama.
Do not take it as factual, always keep in mind it is a drama based on real events but it is not historically accurate in many ways.

There's a trend within the show to make certain figures within the Soviet heirachy as comically overblown as possible and abuses the stereotype that the Soviets would shoot anyone who disagreed with them. They also embrace the stereotype that all Soviet citizens were drunkards who were downing alcohol at any time of day or night.

The show is entertaining but I wouldn't use it as any sort of reference for nuclear power or for people from the Soviet Union (unless you are specifically looking to play the stereotypical vodka-swilling Soviet caricature).

For more info: -
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/chernobyl/
https://theweek.com/articles/844566/...gs-that-matter
https://www.cinemablend.com/televisi...s-the-hbo-show
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