"The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident"
- Kathryn Bigelow
About this Quote
This quote is referring to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe in the Soviet Union. The Communist regime was humiliated by the disaster and did not wish to confess that it was an outcome of their own negligence. They did not want to designate any heroism to individuals who were involved in the clean-up efforts, as they wanted to downplay the seriousness of the incident. Instead, they classified it as a mishap, as if it was something that could not have actually been avoided. This quote highlights the absence of transparency and responsibility of the Communist program, as they hesitated to take duty for the disaster and rather tried to sweep it under the carpet. It also works as a reminder of the importance of acknowledging and learning from mistakes in order to avoid similar catastrophes from happening in the future.
This quote is written / told by Kathryn Bigelow somewhere between November 27, 1952 and today. She was a famous Director from USA.
The author also have 21 other quotes.
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"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
