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A Definitive Report on the Chernobyl Accident

Scientist Zhores Mevedvev was the first scientist in the West to determine that the Soviet Union suffered a nuclear accident in 1957, three decades before Chernobyl. He has a new book called "The Legacy of Chernobyl," about the latter disaster -- which contributed to the Soviet Union's glasnost and perestroika reforms. Medvedev's father was exiled from Russia; Medvedev himself faced persecution for his research and activism.

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Other segments from the episode on August 23, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 23, 1990; Interview with Zhores Medved; Interview with Jim Harrison; Review of the film "Darkman."

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