In the morning of May, 1st when all the country was celebrating the holiday, we were on our way to Chernobyl. I think that the bulk of the population, including us, didn’t realize the scale of the terrible scourge that befell our country, as well as the whole world. We were going there as if it was an ordinary training. We anticipated a change and a rest from our regular work at our factories and plants. But gradually we started to realize all the horror of what had happened. Even though nobody told us the truth. . Even now, 26 years after the disaster, very few people know the whole truth. It's a taboo.