Radioactive Russians

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The name Russia is derived from Rus', a medieval state populated mostly by the East Slavs. However, this name became more prominent in the later history, and the country typically was called by its inhabitants "Русская Земля", which can be translated as "Russian Land" or "Land of Rus" Soon to be known as the homeland of radioactivity following another nuclear accident.

The fallout from Russia's mysterious missile disaster suggests a nuclear reactor blew up https://www.yahoo.com/news/fallout-russias-mysterious-missile-disaster-…

Putin says the deadly military accident occurred during weapons systems test https://reuters.com/article/us-finland-russia-summit-blast-idUSKCN1VB1Y…

Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with over 144 million people, excluding Crimea. An accident causing a dangerous explosion has killed several Russians and there may be more to the story as it continues to develop. The Russians are glowing. Remember the accident at Chernobyl?

Do you believe Putin when he says no risk of increased radiation after rocket blast? https://reut.rs/2P3zuZe

US tests ground launch cruise missile previously banned under INF Treaty https://cnn.it/31RxFQC

’Russia Tells Nuclear Watchdog: Radiation From Blast Is ‘None of Your Business’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/four-russian-nuclear-monitoring-stations-…

How much radiation was emitted after the Russian explosion? https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-much-radiation-was-emitted-after-…

Russian officials cancel evacuation of a village near suspected missile accident https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/13/europe/russian-village-evacuation-missil…

Russia told residents living near the site of last week's failed missile test to evacuate but the... https://news.yahoo.com/russians-living-near-last-weeks-162338787.html?s…

Russia says radiation spiked 4-16 times above background levels after suspected missile explosion - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/2Z3GTaG

Planned evacuation follows contradictory statements by Russian authorities that have sparked more questions than answers over the deadly accident. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-urges-villagers-to-leave-radioactiv…

Russia Orders Evacuation of Village Near Site of Nuclear Explosion https://nyti.ms/2MeQERD