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Pripyat, Ukraine Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the eerie ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine through a unique timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about the construction of the city
  • Discover the impact of the Chernobyl disaster
  • Witness the evacuation of residents
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  • 1970: Construction of Pripyat begins
  • 1970: Pripyat officially founded as a city
  • 1977: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant begins operations
  • 1986: Pripyat reaches peak population of around 49,000 residents
  • April 26, 1986: Chernobyl disaster occurs at reactor number 4
  • April 27, 1986: Evacuation of Pripyat begins
  • April 27, 1986: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone established
  • 1986: Radiation levels in Pripyat deemed too dangerous for human habitation
  • 1986: Pripyat declared uninhabitable
  • 1986-1987: Liquidators begin cleanup efforts in Pripyat
  • 1992: Construction of the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement begins
  • December 15, 2000: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant officially shut down
  • 2016: Chernobyl New Safe Confinement completed and installed over reactor number 4
  • 21st century: Pripyat becomes a popular destination for dark tourism
  • 2019: HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl' brings renewed interest in the Chernobyl disaster and Pripyat

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