SUPER RARE Belarus Dictator LUKASHENKA Ukraine Chernobyl Nuclear Plant War Photo

  
Original press photo of the Belarus Dictator (self-proclaimed President) ALIAKSANDR LUKASHENKA, taken back in 1980's in Chernobyl Nuclear Plant before it's catastrophe in 1986. The photo is probably ONE OF THE KIND surviving both the Chernobyl Catastrophe and ongoing war in Ukraine. It's just not a photo of a dictator-to-be, but an unique piece of history from a place which does not exist since 1986, and a man who became close ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin in ongoing war against Ukraine, and the free world. Pencil marks for printing house on verso show that the photo was published in newspaper back then. It's signed in Russian as "Aliaksandr Lukashenka (state deputy) from Belarus" he was not a President yet, but a member of the Supreme Soviet /aka parliament/ of the Byelarussian SSR. The stamp on photo says Ukraine. NVO Pripyat Editorial office of (newspaper) Vestnik Chernobylya, which puts the place where the photo was taken either to Chernobyl Nuclear Plant or the city of Pripyat nearby (read below). , also known as Prypiat Ukrainian:??? Is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad (a type of closed town in the Soviet Union) to serve the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in the adjacent ghost city of Chernobyl. Pripyat was officially proclaimed a city in 1979 and had grown to a population of 49,360 by the time it was evacuated on the afternoon of 27 April 1986, one day after the Chernobyl disaster. Inches: 4.7 x 7.3. Cm: 12.0 x 18.0. We lived and worked in Ukraine for several years, and we offer these photos, including those about wars in Vietnam and Lebanon (please see our other listings) as a hommage to Ukrainian men, women and children currently fighting for the freedom of the world, and in memory of those Ukrianians and their friends who have already sacrificed their lives.

All proceeds from sales of these photos will be privately donated directly to children's hospitals in Ukraine. We know about the war - more than just from news. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs".

The seller is "vintagep-78" and is located in this country: EE. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Unit of Sale: Single Piece
• Antique: No
• Size: 5 x 7 in
• Dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka Belarus: Russia Belarus Ukraine Rare Press Photo
• Image Color: Black & White
• Region of Origin: Europe
• Vintage: Yes
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Original/Reprint: Original Print
• Style: Photojournalism
• Featured Person/Artist: Lukashenka
• Finish: Glossy
• Photo Type: Press Photo
• Ukraine War Military Conflict: Chernobyl Nuclear Station
• Image Orientation: Portrait
• Color: Black & White
• Material: Paper
• Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
• Subject: Presidents
• Type: Photograph
• Number of Photographs: 1
• Theme: Militaria, Politics
• Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989
• Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Ukraine
• President of Belarus: Politician Head of State