Valery, Boris and Ulana risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.Valery, Boris and Ulana risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.Valery, Boris and Ulana risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe episode title "Vichnaya Pamyat" is Ukrainian for "Memory Eternal". It is a hymn intoned during Ukrainian Orthodox Christian church Funeral or Memorial Litiyas/prayers for the deceased. In Ukrainian Orthodox parishes the Liturgy and prayers are usually in Ukrainian while in parishes belonging to the Moscow Patriarchate, the Liturgy and services are in Church Slavonic. In these services "Memory Eternal" is pronounced "Vechnaya Pamyat".
This hymn is heard at the end of the episode.
- GoofsThe testimony Legasov gave in court was a critical part of the narrative, explaining how an RBMK reactor core can explode. In reality, Legasov didn't testify at the trial of Dyatlov, Fomin and Bryukhanov.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Valery Legasov: [on tape] To be a scientist is to be naive. We are so focused on our search for the truth we fail to consider how few actually want us to find it. But it is always there whether we see it or not, whether we choose to or not. The truth doesn't care about our needs or wants, it doesn't care about our governments, our ideologies, our religions. It will lie in wait for all time. And this, at last, is the gift of Chernobyl. Where I once would fear the cost of truth, now I only ask: What is the cost of lies?
- SoundtracksVechnaya Pamyat (Memory Eternal)
Performed by Homin Lviv Municipal Choir
I believe this will be the most striking quote from Chernobyl. Despite having the least action and indirectly addressing casualties, this episode was the most disheartening. Sequence of Pryp'yat' images and narrative in the end with Vichnaya Pamyat (Soundtrack) evoke macabre memories.
However, what is more depressing is ; as humans our recent lies seem to be incurring more debts to the truth than ever. This trend is not likely to decline. Will we take overdue steps for salvation or will we keep telling lies? I naively hope for the former.
I commend everyone who took part in any stage of the production with utmost respect. I genuinely believe that anyone who watched the series gained an elevated level of awareness and it is priceless!
- suleymanacikkan
- Jun 3, 2019
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- Filming locations
- Kyiv, Ukraine(as Moscow exterior scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1