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Atomic Fireplace

This memorial was built to remember what was going on during the Cold War era at the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapon testing site.

 

I remember that time very well. All china and glasses in buffet cabinets would start jingle like crazy, and you could feel the whole house tremble for a minute or so..

 

No kidding, - that was the 'then Kazakhstan' - well before Borat has opened this country to the West :)

 

Incredible communication with the PAST, - here, on the blog.

 

Courtesy of Tamara, current resident of Semipalatinsk.

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Uploaded on November 21, 2007
Taken on September 16, 2007