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Chernobyl: The tragic story of the death of firefighter Vasily Ignatenko
Vasily Ignatenko was just 25 when he succumbed to slow death via radiation poisoning after fighting the fires of Chernobyl
Stalin purges added to vast human cost of WWII
Between 41-42 Stalin uprooted ethnic minorities, such as Greeks, Finns etc., because he suspected them of being “potential Nazi collaborators”