{"id":29,"date":"2020-09-22T19:34:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wp-krp\/?p=29"},"modified":"2022-05-17T13:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:24:19","slug":"post-box-%e2%84%9628-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radchenko.net.ua\/ua\/post-box-%e2%84%9628-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Box \u211628, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Ukraine, there used to be 15 closed administrative units. After the Soviet Union collapsed, each town followed its own path. In most towns, military and strategic activities were brought to a halt, which had its impact on the demographics and further existence of the town.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s an exploration of one of the \u201cclosed towns\u201d in Ukraine. Zhovti Vody is a small town in the Dnipro region. Established as an industrial center of uranium mining, in the Soviet era it was qualified as a \u201cclosed town\u201d and given the code name Post Box No. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial development and mining and processing of uranium ore caused an increase in the radiation level and the number of cancer cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern-day transformations led to the shutdown and destruction of factories and mines, the younger generation moving abroad. This town does not exist on Ukraine\u2019s cultural, political or economic map. It never \u201copened up.\u201d Instead, it became \u201cforgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shown at JUMP Gallery<\/strong>, Poltava, Ukraine. Published in Untitled<\/strong>. https:\/\/www.untitled.in.ua\/post\/mailbox-28-kateryna-radchenko<\/p>\n\n\n\n