This doll, left behind in a kindergarten in Pripyat, is another poignant example of a place frozen in time.

There have been talks to redraw the boundaries of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to reflect the declining radioactivity in the outer parts of the area, but some areas still send Geiger counters into a fit of beeps. Before the war, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was safe to visit for tourists but only on guided tours.

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