01 / INVITATION
A place on the stand
This object belongs to “The parade that death watched” display.
The original invitation to the government viewing stand sits at the centre. Personal names are obscured; the document and the day it names are what matter here.
An invitation to the workers’ demonstration in Kyiv on 1 May 1986 sits at the centre of the display. Personal names are obscured. Placed beside photographs from the day, this official invitation becomes a personal trace.
01 / 05 / 1986
Beside it: a May Day postcard
A red ribbon, the number “1” and flowers speak the language of celebration. Beside the invitation, the postcard shows what 1 May looked like on paper — five days after the accident.
