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Soviet Patriotism Explained
- Soviet patriotic poetry reflected a bitter yet proud love for the motherland despite constant struggles.
- This explains why many willingly risked their lives at Chernobyl out of a sense of duty.
Composite Scientist Character
- Ulana Khomyuk is a composite character representing many brave Soviet scientists.
- This reflects both the gender progressiveness in Soviet science and the complexity of real history.
Detecting Radiation by Window
- A Soviet physicist detected radiation by opening a window, triggering an alarm.
- This real event marked when scientists first realized a grave nuclear accident had occurred.