Do you think if HBO made a show about 2011 Fukushima disaster they would have all the actors be english-speakers with no accents? Yeah, I didn't think so either.

While the production value and attention to detail as well as superb acting on this 'historically-accurage' show cannot be denied, I simply cannot stand for what it represents: a subtle political propaganda that indisputably, puts the entirety of the blame for this real-life event on the Soviet Union government party, while ignoring real-life facts of human error. I'm not saying that USSR government had no blame in the matter, obviously most, if not all, governing bodies around the world are constantly covering up their mistakes and indulging in fishy practices, choosing to paint the Soviet regime as utter callous dolts is just disheartening and not true to real life at all. And again, what was their excuse for not at least having characters speak with slavic accents? "Because it wouldn't be serious." Of course. Because if you're going to release a general audience and mass audience product with subtle anti-Russian propaganda in it, you've gotta make sure they don't have to be turned off by subtitles.

And yeah, I know some people are okay with them taking artistic liberties with this type of stuff, and only care for the drama and acting and the cinematography, and if I was evaluating the series on the technical aspects alone, sure, I'd give it a high rating. But that would be removing it from the context in which it wants to be perceived. The context of which, as a Russian myself, I personally find quite repugnant and unappealing.