Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

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Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

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Mantas Alishauskas lives in the neighborhood of Vilnius, where the HBO mini-series "Chernobyl" was filmed. Moreover, his friend worked on the production of the series, so Mantas knew about the upcoming project long before the hype. The Lithuanian himself admits that he is far from the world of cinema and did not even want to watch the series, but still gave us a tour of the filming locations.

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Welcome to Fabieniskes

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

The building next to the house where Mantas lives

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Walking route

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Hiking in Vilnius

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

The beginning of the path

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Traces of Soviet brutalism

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Brutalism in the vicinity of Vilnius

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Lithuanians love basketball

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

The story of Fabienischkes

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Fabieniskes

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

The microdistrict appeared on the site of the village of the same name. The word "fabienas" was used to describe a person growing beans.

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Children's playground

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

A woman returns home with shopping

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

The area is notable only for high-rise buildings in the brutalist style

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Mantas on the background of one of these buildings

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Surroundings of Fabieniskes

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

The central square of the Sheshkin microdistrict

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

A typical Soviet brutalist building

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

New roads among old buildings

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Karolinishkes

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Here's what the Lithuanian neighborhood looks like, where the British filmed Chernobyl

Vilnius TV Tower

On January 13, 1991, Soviet troops stormed the TV tower, during which 15 people were killed and at least 140 were injured.

Keywords: Behind the scenes | Lithuania | TV series | Chernobyl

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