Journals and Newspapers

In 1989, the Library began to collect independent newspapers from the Soviet Union that were rapidly appearing as a result of glasnost. The newspapers were not only in Russian, but also in Ukrainian, Belarusian and the languages of the Baltic nations. Addressing many topics previously suppressed by state authorities (e.g. religion), the publications also openly discussed the recent Chernobyl disaster, with a few titles completely devoted to the topic. The Russian language titles in the collection were microfilmed beginning in 2012. Both the hard copies of the newspapers as well as the microfilm can be requested in the European Reading Room.

Several journals and newspapers have been dedicated exclusively to the topic of Chernobyl. The following bibliography includes the Library's holdings information for these materials.

Soviet Independent Press 1985-1992: a Guide to Holdings at the Library of Congress
An online guide to the microfilmed holdings of the collection is also available.

Journals

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links for additional online content are provided when available.

Biuletenʹ ekolohichnoho stanu zony vidchuzhennia.
Call Number: TD196.R3 B58
Holdings at the Library: 1994:2-3, 1995:4,5 , 1996:2-1996:3, 1997:no.4 (9)-1997:no.10, 1998:no.11-1998:no.12, 1999:no.13-1999:no.14, 2000:no.15-2000:no.16, 2001:no.17-2001:no.18, 2002:no.1(19)-2002:no.2(20), 2003:no.1(21)-2003:no.2(22), 2004:no.1(23)-2004:no.2(24), 2005:no.1(25)-2005:no.2(26), 2006:no.1(27)-2006:no.2(28), 2007:no.1(29)-2007:no.2(30), 2008:no.1(31)-2008:no.2 (32), 2009:no.1(33)-2009:no.2(34), 2010:no.1(35)-2010:no.2(36), 2011:no.1(37)-2011:no.2(38)
Charnobylʹ : bibliiahrafichny pakazalʹnik / Natsyianalʹnaia bibliiatėka Belarusi ... [i insh.].
Call Number: Z5162.A26 C47
Holdings at the Library: 1992: palova 1,1993, 1994-2000
Chernobyl digest : interdisciplinary index of Chernobyl problem literature / UNESCO Division of Ecological Sciences, Cherbnobyl Ecological Science Network, Belarussian National MAB Committee, Ministry for Extreme Situations and Population Protection again
Call Number: Z5162.A26 C473
Holdings at the Library: no. 1 (1991), no. 3 (1993-1995) note: the Library has two copies of this issue, one in English and one in Russian, no. 4 (1994-1995)
Chernobyl digest of current relevant literature.
Call Number: Z5162.A26 C473
Holdings at the Library: issue 4 (1996)
Chernobylʹ-indeks.
Call Number: Z5162.A26 C474
Published/Created: 1991
Holdings at the Library: no. 1 (1991)
Chornobylʹ i sotsium.
Call Number: HN530.9 .A14
Holdings at the Library: vyp.1-vyp.13 (1995-2007)
Ėkologicheskaia antropologiia by Belorusskaia akademiia ėkologicheskoĭ antropologii.
Call Number: RA569 .E545
Published/Created: 1996-
Holdings at the Library: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Nasledie Chernobylia : materialy Nauchno-prakticheskoĭ konferentsi [sic] "Mediko-psikhologicheskie, radioėkologicheskie i sotsialʹno-ėkonomicheskie aspekty likvidatsii posledstviĭ avarii na ChAĖS po Kaluzhskoĭ oblasti."
Call Number: TD196.R3 N383a
Holdings at the Library: [vyp.1]-vyp.4 (1992-2006)
Problemy bezpeky atomnykh elektrostantsiĭ i Chornobylia by Natsionalʹna akademiia nauk Ukraïny, Instytut problem bezpeky atomnykh elektrostantsiĭ
Call Number: TK1362.U38 P76
Published/Created: 2004-
Holdings at the Library: vyp.1 (2004), vyp.2 (2005), vyp.3:ch.1-vyp.3:ch.2 (2005), vyp.4-vyp.6 (2006)
vyp.7-vyp.8 (2007), vyp.9-vyp.10 (2008), vyp.11-vyp.12 (2009)
The following unbound issues can be requested in the European Reading Room: vyp.13-21 (2010 -2013)
Problemy Chornobylia : naukovo-tekhnichnyĭ zbirnyk
Call Number: TK1362.U38 P76
Published/Created: 1997-2004
Holdings at the Library: vyp.1-vyp.8 (1997-2001), vyp.9-vyp.11 (2002), vyp.12-vyp.13 (2003), vyp.14-vyp.15 (2004)
Problemy chornobylʹskoï zony vidchuzhennia by Ministerstvo Ukraïny u spravakh zakhystu naselennia vid naslidkiv avariï na Chornobylʹskiĭ AES, Administratsiia zony vidchuzhennia
Call Number: TD196.R3 P75
Published/Created: 1994-
Holdings at the Library: v.1-v.3 (1994-1996), vyp.9 (2009)

Newspapers

The following relevant titles can be found in this collection: Ekho Chernobylia (Reel 18),Nabat: sotsial'no-ekonomicheskaia gazeta (Reel 55) and Vestnik Chernobylia (Reel 103).

Soviet independent press, 1985-1992 [microform].
Call Number: Microfilm 2011/9

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine: A Resource Guide

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