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Reading the subtitle of today's report you are probably thinking to yourself "these guys are out of ideas". However, if you know the history of Chernobyl and the Exclusion Zone, watch the materials on our YouTube channel, you probably know that the appearance of Evgeniy, Vladimir and Volodya is no coincidence.
We have said many times that what inspired us to create Chernobylite were the stories of the people living there. These are the elderly, most often the sick, who refused to leave their homes years ago. They live Exclusion Zone in small clusters, in houses that have not yet collapsed and are habitable. In fact, the life of samosiels became the direct reason why we created a village separated by a large fence on the Red Forest map, which we wrote about earlier.
However, if we had to point, we would say that the real inspiration for us came from stalkers - people who come to the Zone and simply live in it. In the wild and completely illegally. They come there because they want to have an adventure, out of curiosity, or simply to collect "souvenirs" from there and then sell them. It is obvious that if such an illegal stalker is caught, he will then be deported and pay a fine. Unless he's a repeat offender, in which case he'll get a bigger fine. But he certainly won't be shot at by the NAR.
Evgeniy, Vladimir and Volodya are just such stalker-traffickers. They came to the Zone for various reasons, but the most important one was the desire to make money.
Evgeniy Ilianov Popovich is part of Prypyat Bratva, a local Ukrainian drug trafficking gang that enjoyed a brief period of prosperity after the fall of the Soviet Union. Unemployment skyrocketed, and trafficking in illegal substances was a quick way to make money. The Exclusion Zone was a great place to hide labs and manufacture the product. All that changed when the NAR came along. Prypyat Bratva was disbanded, its members imprisoned or killed, leaving Evgeniy alone in the Zone.
Vladimir Rybakov, aka Vagabond, was one of the first to ride the wave of wild capitalism through the countries of the former USSR. Although he was brave, brash and had a talk like no other trader, skills necessary to succeed in this new world, he lacked the ability to plan and save money for future investments. Therefore, he never really became anything more than a comedian.
Volodya Andrukhovitch used to be a history teacher, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he decided to travel to various places that had fallen into ruin and help rebuild. By providing various goods at affordable prices, he contributes to rebuilding civilization in Pripyat. He is the only character who does not trade in Pripyat to fill his wallet, but to help others.
These three are not the only ones looking for experiences in Chernobyl. Stay tuned to this thread. In our next report, we will give you profiles of other "personalities" you will come across in the Zone.
That's it for today!
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