The Cynical Historian

Chernobyl | Based on a True Story (2019x21)

Air date: Jun 19, 2019

Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode. Goto https://skl.sh/thecynicalhistorian to get a 2-month free trial. Chernobyl seemed sooo good. Plus HBO has a stellar record. This was engrossing procedural drama, my kind of faire. This show definitely propounds some harmful myths. ------------------------------------------------------------ references: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/06/06/why-hbos-chernobyl-gets-nuclear-so-wrong https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-hbos-chernobyl-got-right-and-what-it-got-terribly-wrong https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48580177 https://www.businessinsider.com/chernobyl-hbo-whats-true-myths-2019-5 Good general primer on Soviet history, with useful primary sources: http://soviethistory.msu.edu/ Thanks to Tom R. Trice for pointing me to the Gorbachev part of this story. ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: Chernobyl is a historical drama television miniseries created and written by Craig Mazin, and directed by Johan Renck. The series was produced by HBO in association with Sky UK, depicting the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986 and the unprecedented cleanup efforts that followed. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, and Paul Ritter. The series premiered in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 6–7, 2019, and was acclaimed by critics. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #history #Chernobyl #HBO #review #BasedOnATrueStory