Olga Tsepilova (born 1958) is a Russian sociologist and senior research fellow at the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Olga Tsepilova | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
She has been studying the social consequences of pollution in Russia, especially in closed nuclear zones like the closed city Ozyorsk in the southern Urals, the site of the infamous Mayak nuclear facility.[1][2] These studies were not acclaimed by the Federal Security Service (FSB), which has accused her of engaging in espionage.
Tsepilova appeared on Time Magazine's list of "Heroes of the Environment" October 2007.[3]
References edit
- ^ Nadezhda Kutepova & Olga Tsepilova, "A short history of the ZATO", p. 148-149 in Cultures of Contamination, Volume 14: Legacies of Pollution in Russia and the US (Research in Social Problems and Public Policy), eds. Michael Edelstein, Maria Tysiachniouk, Lyudmila V. Smirnova. JAI Press, 2007. ISBN 0-7623-1371-4
- ^ "Russian village evacuation as rocket blast sparks radiation fears: Nyonoksa residents asked to leave within a day after last week's explosion that spiked radiation levels up to 16 times". Al Jazeera. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
See 25 minute video of Felicity Barr's interview of Nadezhda Kutepova.
- ^ Olga Tsepilova - Heroes of the Environment - TIME - October 2007
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