Reviewers from '' The Atlantic '' , '' The Washington Post '' , and BBC observed parallels to contemporary society by focusing on the power of information and how dishonest leaders can make mistakes beyond their comprehension . Sophie Gilbert of '' The Atlantic '' hailed the series as a " grim disquisition on the toll of devaluing the truth " ; Hank Stuever of '' The Washington Post '' praised it for showcasing " what happens when lying is standard and authority is abused " . Meera Syal praised '' Chernobyl '' as a " fiercely intelligent exposition of the human cost of state censorship . Would love to see similar exposé " of the Bhopal disaster . Aaron Giovannone writes critically of the series in '' Jacobin '' , stating that " even as we worry about the ongoing ecological crisis caused by capitalism , '' Chernobyl '' revels in the failure of the historical alternative to capitalism , " which reinforces the status quo , offering us " no way out " of the crisis . Vladimir Medinsky , Russian culture minister , called the series “ Masterfully made ” and “ filmed with great respect for ordinary people ” . It was reported that Russian NTV television channel has been producing its own version of the Chernobyl story in which the CIA plays a key role in the disaster . However , the series in question has been in production since before HBO 's miniseries and was not created in response to it . An apparent trailer for the series was uploaded to YouTube but was later deleted following negative reaction . Anna Narinskaya , in '' Novaya Gazeta '' , noticed how the series , despite the harsh criticism of the Soviet government , became sympathetic to the common people , demonstrating their feat , solidarity , which even splashed around those who were called " apparatchiks " . The Communist Party of Russia called for a libel lawsuit against Chernobyl ’s writer , director and producers , describing the show as " disgusting " . In a statement , party member Sergey Malinkovich spoke of the party ’s intentions to lobby TV regulator Roskomnadzor to request that it blocks local access to the series . Dmitry Steshin of '' Komsomolskaya Pravda '' suggests that the TV series " on how wild , stupid and careless Russians had created with their reactors an unprecedented environmental disaster in Europe " plays into the hands of the competitors of the Russian nuclear energy corporation Rosatom , whose world market share has become dominating
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