I didn't watch the series and I can't remember the event in 86... I was 8 years old, and I remember certain things regarding Chornobyl, but I suppose I cared more about playing with toys and learning math... Maybe my parents didn't want to stress me about it...
Btw. when I read the title of your post, I thought it would be a completely different topic and somehow, I immediately thought about this song...
Many times I wished to be more ignorant, uninformed, or just stupid... Life is much easier like that... 😃
Somehow, these months, when the rebellion in the people has awakened, this song "Riblja čorba" is more suitable for me with sympathizers of the ruling structures.
I am more for Balasevic
You must watch the series, you have it on HBO, 5 episodes, it's excellent. You will understand how big the danger was that you didn't hear from your parents.