Museum of MemoryChornobyl · remembrance
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04 / NEWSPAPER

A paper, two dates

This object belongs to “The parade that death watched” display.

A paper, two dates
Detail of the exhibition visualisation based on museum materials Open image separately ↗

The display visualization shows a May Day front page. The museum collection also holds an issue of Krasnoye Znamya dated 13 April 1986: its call for the holiday was printed before the accident.

The museum’s issue of Krasnoye Znamya dated 13 April 1986 predates the accident. The exhibition scene also shows a front page for 1 May. These two dates show how quickly familiar festive words acquired another meaning.