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Alexander Sirota

Alexander Sirota (Ukrainian: Олександр Юхимович Сирота, Russian: Александр Ефимович Сирота); (born June 7, 1976, in Kiselivka of the Kherson area of Ukraine) — Ukrainian photographer, journalist, filmmaker. He writes in Russian and Ukrainian languages. As a former inhabitant of city Pripyat and an eye-witness and victim of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster he has devoted many articles, photography and video reports to Pripyat and Chernobyl catastrophe. He was the editor-in-chief the Internet of the project pripyat.com, vice-president of the International public organization "Center Pripyat.com".In May, 2008 he became the winner of the ІХ-th International competition of films, TV-programs, Internet-projects on the law-protective and law-enforcement subjects "Golden George" and has received the diploma and a prize "The Big Tape of George".Member of the Union of journalists of Ukraine since 2008.