The second explosion, called Baker, became the first nuclear weapon in the world to be detonated underwater. Due to the exceptional features underwater explosions, Baker's test produced a number of unique photographs that no one in the world has ever seen.

According to Wikipedia materials, “Baker’s photographs are unique among images of nuclear detonation”:

“The blinding flash that normally obscures the target area remained underwater and was barely visible. Clear images of ships in the foreground and background give a sense of scale. A large Wilson cloud and a vertical column of water are distinctive features Baker explosion, making the photographs easily recognizable."

The photo above is an eerie and incredible image of vertical columns of water, taken from a distance of 3.5 miles. This image is available for viewing in high resolution. You can see it on an enlarged scale.

The explosion sent about two million tons of water and sand into the air, creating a column 6,000 feet high and 2,000 feet wide. The walls were 300 feet thick.

The action was also filmed. You can watch the video:

Of course, this event had many consequences. There were problems with environmental pollution after the tests, and the average life expectancy of the people involved decreased. The test was later called "the world's first nuclear disaster." You can learn more about this operation on the page at

This exhibition-competition is dedicated to the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Children from 5 to 18 years old will take part in it.

Goals of the exhibition-competition:

• deepening knowledge and broadening the horizons of children and students in the field of the impact and use of nuclear weapons and the “peaceful atom”;
• stimulating children's interest in the ecological state of planet Earth, our Motherland and the city of Novosibirsk;
• formation of a patriotic civic position among children and youth, including against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Works reflecting:

• the beauty of nature and the creations of human hands;
• health of future generations;
• protection of forests, lands, water, air, birds, fish...
• atomic and nuclear production and weapons, everything connected with it: tests, explosions, burials radioactive waste and their environmental consequences.

Direction of the exhibition-competition:

• Fine arts and applied arts: paintings, posters, drawings, engravings, caricatures, collages, appliqués, comics, burning, carving.
• artistic and technical modeling: layouts nuclear explosions, accidents, accidents at nuclear power plants and their consequences, landscapes and ecology of the Earth, the geography of the radioactive danger of our planet, the availability of atomic energy sources.
• essays.

This exhibition competition has been taking place in its hometown for the 13th year. Now this exhibition-competition has international status. Based on the results of the first 10 exhibitions, a copy of the book “A World Without Nuclear Disasters” was created, which was transferred to the United Nations.

So Vanya and I have grown to participate in it. I'm currently at art school drawing a drawing to participate in this exhibition-competition. On which I have a mutant flower. He grabbed a man in a chemical suit. protection, and a second man in the same suit tries to pull his friend away from the mutant flower. I haven't photographed the drawing yet.

Today I want to talk about a drawing, or rather about creative work, with which we help Vanyushka. It's called "After the Rain". Vanya doesn’t draw any horror stories. His drawing is in the “Beauty of Nature” category. Here we have a 3D drawing again.

The first layer is a pattern on the fabric. Chamomile field, and above it - the Sun and the Rainbow-arc.

Of course, drawing on fabric is more difficult than on paper. A little more water - and the picture floated. If there is not enough water, it is impossible to stretch the paint over the surface of the drawing...

The second layer is daisies with stained glass paints. There is also a small peculiarity. First you need to make the outline with a special outline, and then “fill it” with stained glass paints.

And the third layer is a clay daisy with raindrops. It's so interesting to draw with new materials. By the way, the stems and leaves are painted on the fabric. This mom made a mistake when buying paint. She always says that her eyes widen when she buys paint. So we ran away, noticed that I bought the wrong paint, just at home... That’s great. Now it will be possible to try 3D paint on fabric.

A world without nuclear disasters: Children of Siberia draw / Fund for Assistance to Disabled Radiation Disasters. - Novosibirsk: Novosibirsk Printing Plant, 2008. - 391 p.: ill. - Parallel text. Russian, English

Vladimir Grankin, chairman of the jury, professor of painting, honored artist Russian Federation:

“The theme of exhibition-competitions about a world without nuclear disasters, announced by the organizers 8 years ago, I believe, is becoming an important additional component in the control of sensible countries over the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.

I am sure that the paintings in this book express the dreams and aspirations of not only the children of Siberia, but also the children of the whole world.

The paintings of young Siberian artists are different in content, writing style, use of artistic and technical techniques, painting genres, but they are all devoted to the same theme - a world without nuclear disasters.

This multi-faceted theme displays:
- the beauty of nature and the creations of human hands, the planet as a whole;
- protection of forests, lands, water, air, animals, birds, fish, etc.;
- state of the environment and the fight against its pollution;
- atomic and nuclear production and weapons, everything connected with it: tests, explosions, disposal of radioactive waste and their environmental consequences; danger of mutation of nature, man;
- work to eliminate the consequences of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, other radiation disasters and accidents, incl. atomic bombing gg. Hiroshima, Nagasaki and nuclear weapons testing at test sites;
- the courage and heroism of the Siberians - participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster;
- the impact of radiation disasters on environment and people's health.

Children present their new works every year, and their creative level has grown before my eyes over the 8 years of participation in exhibitions.

Twice a year I am especially excited - this is when the opening ceremony of the exhibition takes place and the laureates are awarded at the summing up.

It is impossible to look without excitement at the living connection between generations, when the heroes of Chernobyl and young authors of paintings meet, whose artistic and civic credo is a world without atomic and nuclear disasters.

This is a very great achievement for our city, and I am proud to be involved in it.

In my soul there lives the hope that the civil, human position of the children of Siberia will be supported by all the inhabitants of our planet.

Environment, like human life, vulnerable and fragile.

I am confident that the leaders of nuclear powers have enough common sense, so that our children do not have to see the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, and subsequent generations believe that atomic energy can only be peaceful.”

Dmitry Mikheev, President of the Foundation for Assistance to Disabled Radiation Disasters:

“The book-album “A World without Nuclear Disasters” is a book of works by young artists from Novosibirsk, their voice in defense of a world without man-made disasters, without radiation threats to the health and lives of people, for the preservation of planet Earth.

The civic position of young people, reflected in this book, was born at the “Lessons of Courage”, during the preparation and holding of the city children’s and youth art exhibitions and competitions “A World without Nuclear Disasters”, held on the initiative of the non-profit public organization“Fund for Assistance to Disabled People of Radiation Disasters” since 1999. The development of this position was greatly facilitated by the work of the city public Museum of Radiation Disasters, created under the Foundation in 2003.

These events are held in the form of meetings between students and city residents who participated in eliminating the consequences of various radiation disasters, including the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - the largest man-made disaster in the history of civilization.

At the Museum, children get acquainted with exhibits and archival documents from the time of the atomic bombing. Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Chernobyl. The excursion ends with a demonstration of thematic videos and answers to questions. When visiting the Museum, students make sketches of their future works, which are subsequently nominated at exhibitions and competitions.

The Novosibirsk City Hall approved the Foundation's initiative to organize patriotic and memorial work. Four times the Foundation was recognized as the winner of the city competition of socially significant grant projects among public organizations.

Almost 1,000 people (every third liquidator) were awarded state awards for courage and heroism Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. Streets, schools are named after heroes, buildings are open memorial plaques, a star is named after Admiral Georgy Migirenko. Two participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster were awarded the title “Honorary Resident of the City of Novosibirsk.”

Two books published by the Foundation using charitable and grant funds were dedicated to the feat of these people: a collection of poems by liquidators “This bitter wormwood of Chernobyl” in 2003 and a book-album “Novosibirsk residents are proud of you” in 2006.

The album “A World Without Nuclear Disasters” is the third book published by the Foundation, which expresses the hope of Siberians that present and future generations of earthlings will not repeat or make historical mistakes that threaten life on our beautiful planet.”

Today, April 26, marks exactly 30 years since the terrible disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In the modern world, the Chernobyl disaster is the largest in the history of nuclear energy: it became the largest in terms of the number of liquidators involved in it, and the largest in the number of victims.

This terrible accident affected the whole world due to its scale. In the first days after the explosions, over 115 thousand people were evacuated. A huge number of people and special equipment were involved in eliminating the consequences of the explosion - more than 600 thousand people were needed to minimize the consequences of what happened. As a result of the accident at the nuclear power plant, a radioactive cloud formed due to the burning reactor, which fell as precipitation over huge territory Europe, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Every year on April 26 since 1986, the whole world remembers the victims and dire consequences Chernobyl disaster, in schools and others educational institutions mourning exhibitions and moments of silence are held. And in our area this date is not ignored. Many classes had lessons on nuclear safety. In the reading room of the children's library, an exhibition of drawings "A WORLD WITHOUT ATOMIC DISASTERS" was organized, provided by class teacher 3 "a" class of the Parabel gymnasium Peremitina Natalya Veniaminovna.