Bartolomeyka

A look into home of Elena Nikitevna reminds one of the 19. century.A couple of old people still survive in this highly contaminated village Bertolomeyka (Gomel region, Belarus). Contamination by Cesium 137 is higher than 70 Curie per square kilometer here. Village had to be evacuated and most of the houses were buried in the ground. Despite the danger,a couple of old people came back to spend the rest of their life there. They have no electricity there but it is not an obstacle for them to feel happy. Photo by Vaclav Vasku, 25th March 2005.