Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Congressional Hearings Transcript

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payments related to pension benefit privileges;
capital investments;
other expenditures for the implementation of operations for the
elimination of the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster.
Unfortunately, because of the grave economic crisis, the
tendency toward cutting the specific share of the "Chornobyl" funds
against the state budget has become quite distinct. For instance, in
1995 it was only 5% compared to 15.7% in 1992.
The Chornobyl accident also resulted in the destruction of the
entire complex of traditional popular culture on a significant area of
Ukrainian Polissya which was associated with the mass migration and
dispersion of the indigenous residents in a new ecological and
geographic, as well as ethnic and cultural environment. Under these
disastrous circumstances, a decision was made aimed at conservation of
historical and cultural legacy of this region in order to foster social
and cultural rehabilitation and adaptation of the accident affected
population to their new areas of residence.
The remains of material and spiritual culture of the accidentaffected
area feature unique relic attributes which root in remote past
and are invaluable for the restoration of the ethnic history of
Ukrainian and other Slavic peoples.