If you want some insight into Russia and their nuclear disaster, as well as being a fun read, try, ‘Wolves Eat Dogs’ by Martin Cruz Smith.
Or ANY of his Arkady Renko novels. (Gorky Park, et al) You’ll be entertained AND educated about how Russia REALLY works and you will THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS that you were born an American! :)
Just watching Chernobyl is wild enough, good grief. I saw three episodes and quit