the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Many of the older folks who had been forced to
leave following the explosion at Chernobyl have
over the years returned to their original homesteads
despite the potential threat of radioactive
contamination. The lure of free electricity and
health care, combined with the frustrations and poverty
of city life, have brought the folks back to
their homes.
Photo by T.A. Mousseau (c) 1999.