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Robin Gillham
Robin is keenly fascinated by Soviet history, especially the period following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the 1980s. He has written two dissertations on the social impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and traveled to the abandoned nuclear town of Pripyat and the exclusion zone. He also has a passion for the history of space exploration, photography, and Japanese folklore. He holds a BA in History from Bangor University and an MA in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics from UCL. In his spare time, he explores abandoned Soviet military bases and documents his experiences through his photography.
Education:University College London, 2016MA Russian and Post-Soviet PoliticsBangor University, 2014BA HistoryExpertise:Articles by Robin Gillham
The Sacred Treasures of Japan have been passed down over thousands of years from an alleged divine origin. Here’s the story behind the objects and their significance for Japan.
Lenin’s body is preserved in the heart of Red Square. Here’s how the Soviets preserved the father of the USSR and why they did it.
In 1999, bombings spread terror across Russia and led to the Second Chechen War. Here’s what happened and why so many questions remain unanswered.
Collectivization transformed the Soviet Union from a rural economy into an industrial powerhouse. Explore how this policy worked and the dire consequences it had.
In the 1990s, Russia and the United States worked together on the Shuttle-Mir program. Here’s how it paved the way for space exploration today.
How did the economic and political fallout from Chernobyl spark a meltdown of the Soviet Union itself?
How did Joseph Stalin die, and what happened to the Soviet Union afterwards? Read on to find out more about the circumstances of his death.
The Soviet Union fell apart on December 31st, 1991. But how and why did it fall? Read on to find out the truth.