Markiyan Kamysh

Kamysh's father was a Chernobyl liquidator.^[1] From 2005-2009, Kamysh studied history at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He is the author of seven novels, the most famous of which are works about and around Chernobyl.^[2] From 2010–2021, he was an illegal stalker (he calls himself a "pilgrim") of multiple areas in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, including Pripyat, smaller surrounding villages, and the power plant itself.^[3][4][5][6] In 2022, after the Russian invasion began, he joined the Ukrainian military and was retired in September, 2024.^{[7][8][better source needed]}

Stalking the Atomic City is a novel written by Kamysh about his experiences illegally exploring the exclusion zone.^[9]

• Duckweed (a short story).
• The River (a short story).
• An essay for the BOMB magazine.
• Pripyat Underground.