CHORNOBYL AS THE REAL AND CHORNOBYL AS THE MYSTICAL. ESSAY

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Chornobyl disaster, nuclear power, science fiction, symbol of the era, non-rational premonitions, impact on civilization

Abstract

The essay is devoted to the tragic page of Ukrainian history of the last decades of the 20th century – the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, its perception and refraction in culture. The author turns to historical events related to the city of Chornobyl, whose name was given to the nearby nuclear power plant, to Chornobyl`s legends and stories, to the rational and non-rational dimensions of the disaster. The essay format, common in European and Ukrainian philosophical thought, allows us to organically include historical facts, literary texts, scientific folklore and personal authorial observations related to the Chornobyl topic in the text of the article. In general, Chornobyl – as a landmark event, as a conceptual metaphor, as a symbol of a certain era – became a planetary phenomenon, significantly influencing modern civilization.

Author Biography

Serhiy HRABOVSKY

Ph.D. in Philosophy, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Philosophical Problems of Ethnicity and Nation, H.S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 4, Triokhsviatytelska St., Kyiv, 4 01001

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2026-09-17

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HRABOVSKY, S. . (2026). CHORNOBYL AS THE REAL AND CHORNOBYL AS THE MYSTICAL. ESSAY. Filosofska Dumka, (3), 75–84. Retrieved from https://dumka.philosophy.ua/index.php/fd/article/view/931

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No. 3 (2026): Philosophical thought

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