First, puzzlement; Then action.

Presents a series of photographs taken in May 1992 during a trip to the province of Chelyabinsk by a group of 23 activists and professionals, and a conference arranged by Russian environmentalists to call attention to the damage caused by nearly 50 years of bomb work. Providing information on monitoring the environment and pushing bureaucracy to clean up the mess; Wastes dumped in the area; Chelyabinsk people becoming more assertive; History of the area; Contradictions.