From http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2152719,00.html

The UN says that 20 years on, the legacy from Chernobyl is not the feared hundreds of thousands of cancer-related deaths. It is a paralysing shadow of malaise, drug-dependency, state-dependence. ...

"People have been led to think of themselves as victims over the years, and are therefore more apt to take a passive approach toward their future, rather than developing a system of self-sufficiency.

"There's a sense of waiting for rescue from a rescuer that never comes. It's a real impediment to people being able to take charge of their lives again."

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