{"product_id":"stalking-the-atomic-city-life-among-the-decadent-and-the-depraved-of-chornobyl-9781662601279","title":"Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl","description":"\u003cb\u003eLIKE A REAL-LIFE TRAINSPOTTING, A RARE PORTRAIT OF THE DYSTOPIAN REALITY THAT IS CHORNOBYL TODAY AND THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THE EXCLUSION ZONE THEIR HOME\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, the area remains a toxic, forbidden wasteland. The zone has become a place for meditation at the edge of geography where you can lose yourself. As with all dangerous places, this terra incognita attracts a wild assortment of adventurers who climb over the barbed wire illegally to witness the aftermath of catastrophe in the flesh. Breaking the law here is a pilgrimage: a metamodern sacred experience that coexists with thrash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarkiyan Kamysh, whose father worked as an on-site disaster liquidator of Chornobyl, works as a \"stalker,\" guiding people who dare to venture into the disaster area for thrills. Kamysh tells us about thieves who hide in the abandoned buildings, the policemen who chase them, and the romantic utopists who have built families here, even as deadly toxic waste lingers in the buildings, playgrounds, and streams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than extraordinary guide to this alien world, Kamysh writes with a singular style that is both brash and bold, conferring an understated elegance to this dystopian reality. Complete with stunning photographs by the author, \u003ci\u003eStalking the Atomic City\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting account of what total autonomy could mean in our growingly fractured world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astra House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662601279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Markiyan Kamysh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596166799541,"sku":"9781662601279","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4eee04d4-90d8-4f96-af2c-41b86ca47b34.jpg?v=1644333930","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/stalking-the-atomic-city-life-among-the-decadent-and-the-depraved-of-chornobyl-9781662601279","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}