Lecture Nuclear Secrets Atomic Accidents and the Information Control from the Castle Bravo to Chernobyl and Fukushima Add to calendar 2021-04-16 16:00 2021-04-16 18:00 Europe/Rome Nuclear Secrets Via Zoom Via Zoom YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 16 April 2021 16:00 - 18:00 CEST Where Via Zoom Via Zoom Organised by Department of History A lecture by Serhii Plokhii, Harvard University, on the history of media control during nuclear disasters. How unique was the Soviet media blackout of Kyshtym and Chernobyl accidents in comparison to the nuclear accidents in the democratic societies? My research suggests that the governments, military and the captains of the nuclear industry all over the world have the same instincts, not to release much of the information, but the Soviets could get away with literally a murder, at least in a short run, given the full control of the media. This conclusion is a working one and I would be really interested in people’s reaction to my approach, as well as suggestions on what can be further done with my research in terms of its conceptualization. Contact(s): Fabrizio Borchi (EUI - Department of History and Civilization) Scientific Organiser(s): Alexander Etkind (EUI - Department of History and Civilization) Ellen Rutten (University of Amsterdam) Speaker(s): Serhii Plokhii (Harvard University)