The Radioactive Grave of Spy, Alexander Litvinenko 

Very interesting story, I have heard a few stories about killing people silently in Russia and other Countries. It’s amazing how this happens and not one person is arrested or executed! It’s sickening to know these killer’s get paid for this and families don’t get justice. Thanks for sharing this with all of us👍

In the 1920's there was a company producing watches using radioactive radium paint. Some of the women working there had high radiation exposure and died. Their bodies are also still emitting radiation.

The Salisbury poisoning is another interesting spot. It makes you wonder about the clandestine stuff that they're NOT allowed to tell us about

I remember this. It was on the news and in papers. There is a deeper hole than what has been told by the media.. it is so messed up. You do great work and continue to.. thank you for telling this story so others understand how crazy this world's underbelly really is.

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Thank you for highlighting this story. I remember when it happened. Tragic.

I'd heard of this, but your skilled story telling made it real for me, thank you. May he rest in peace.

For anyone who's interested to read more about murder of Litvinenko and the story of many other Putin's silenced critics I would recommend A Very Expensive Poison (2016) and Shadow State (2020) by Luke Harding, ex-correspondent for The Guardian in Moscow before he was harassed and deported away from Russian. Both of his books are essential to understand how ruthless Putin and his opportunist friends in Kremlin are to gain power and to keep it.

I never thought about him still being radioactive, crazy to think. I wounded if his grave would show a higher reading on a Geiger Counter.

Omg, I just found you today & I've been binge watching your stories. Just the way you speak & explain certain things are so awesome!!!

May this man Rest In Peace

Thanks Chris, I remember this happening here in England very clearly. I'm glad that you are still here with us in the U.K. 🇬🇧

It's 'Litvin-yenko'. But thank you for sharing this story, it's one I've always found quite disturbing

It seems like a very complicated way to kill someone and extremely sloppy and dangerous for the assassin as well.

Po-210 half life of 138 days; by now a cigarette contains a bigger hazard than his remains. The biggest hazard now, by far, is Putin.

I remember when this happened, and it was well-known by all the news agencies. I don't think that justice will ever be accomplished for him.

My kids are studying the periodic table, and we watched this regarding the element Polonium. This was such an interesting and in-depth video about the Litvinenko poisoning. It’s crazy how they could track the radioactivity all over London 😳. All of the people who were exposed to Polonium from a pot of tea is chilling and goes to show how ruthless and soulless Putin is.

This one is so interesting. I remember learning a little bit about Alexander but there’s still a lot more that I learned about watching your video.

Had a meal in that hotel 3 years ago - fascinating !!!!!

An obelisk monument was usually used for men, in reference to the story of Isis and Osiris. It represents Isis crying over the lost of Osiris's phallic. Usually the story is depicted as an image of Isis crying while Father Time unbraids the locks in her hair. In other words, with age comes infertility. At that point in life ones sun is beginning to set, which leads to old age and eventually death. There's a deeper meaning to that story btw. So a broken Obelisk represents a man who has passed away too young, or before reaching their golden years. In some cases it's a man who never had children/offspring. Within some cemeteries they will place the broken part of the obelisk on the ground. So if you ever see one don't assume it's because the monument broke. Chances are it was purposely made that way. Just take a look at the age of the man who is buried there if you want to verify if it actually broke or was designed that way.

I remember this very well, thanks for the additional information and for taking us to see his grave.

If those two assassins left that much radioactive materials around every where they went how did they not wind up unintentionally poisoning themselves? I remember when all this went down in the mid naughts. Great video 😊

Many thanks for sharing Chris. I remember this happening but thanks for all the extra detail which I didn’t know about. RIP Alexander 🙏. 👊👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

I remember this story from back in the day, thanks for the share.

Good grief, this sounds like the plot to a James Bond movie, it's shocking to think of something like this playing out in real life. Some people have no conscience (nor a soul, IMO), whatsoever. Truly a frightening thought.

It’s such a horrible death. Putin prefers radioactive poisonings of his exposers. And it’s true that I always have that awful image of Litvinenko laying in hospital. I’d never seen an angled headstone before. I love the meaning of it. Thanks for taking me along.

I believe i remember this story and thanks for sharing. What a way to go!

"Sasha" is a nickname for all Russians called Alexander Its like Joe for Joseph

Man you’ve gotta travel more around the Uk there’s so much more to show the world!

Wow. Just wow. This was both intriguing and terrifying! That cemetery is hauntingly beautiful.

Very interesting Chris. We love the documentaries and history.

What a crazy story I remember that happening. It is a modern day Bond 007. Thanks so much for the work

First man I love seeing the history in your videos!

nice reporting and research, thanks mate

Great video Chris....you done the story justice 👍🇬🇧

I love history, that's right I'm watching all your videos, thanks you 👌

Great reporting! Love your thoroughness, way of presenting cases & cadence of your voice. Outstanding!

you make a great reporter/tour guide

Be careful MOBILE ....lovin your vids in and around the UK x

Ironically on Audley Street (where you were walking by the Biltmore) there is a lamppost that was used by Soviet spies in the Cold War as a “dead letter drop”. The former MI5 HQ is also on that street…

Interesting. Thanks Chris.

Great stuff !!! ✍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 A. L. Was telling the a Truth !!! About Mr. P and about the Russia government Actions !!!

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Just watched the docu-drama on itvX about this man. Very interesting to see his grave.

Never trust anyone it could cost you your life..

What a gruesome death!

Great video with the most accurate history content. Thank you for sharing this with all of us. 👏👏👍😎👊

I kinda remember this happening. Great story telling.😎

Spasibo comrade.

Another great video in a series of great videos. Thank you. Keep up the good work. Hope you do a few more videos while you're still in the UK 👍

You should visit Stockholm Sweden!😊 theres a huge cemetary there called Skogskyrkogården, there you can find a lot of famous graves🙏🏻

Great video sir

So he’s literally glowing under there?!? 😳 This was a great video, thanks for sharing all this information with us, so interesting!

Lets hope Putin drops his defenses just once enough to get a cup of this. When I hear the news its party time !

Sir, you said at 9:28 the body may be radioactive but it was safe walking above or around the grave there. Have you checked it, not just taken someone's word for it?

I vaguely remember this story. It was shocking news at the time.

Great story. Buried in a lead lined coffin. This is eye-opening. Looking forward to your next story.

Oh my goodness, this was a Very interesting story! Thank You.. for Breaking the monotony

I remember this 😢

Facinatin story, creeps me right out! Thanks Chris! 👍👍👍

Great video. Creepy!

In my opinion, the 2 suspects may of had a small lead container for the Po-210 which may have protected them enough to not get sick from it. Small amounts of it in a granular or powder form may of leaked out and got left behind in the 50 areas that were stated in the video.

Cool story, nice job!

London would be so amazing to visit!

Wow RIP Alexander

Wow...what a story! Never heard it before. From Montgomery al 🙏 ❤️

That poor man! Such a horrible way to go

Back in 1978 a guy was killed in London with a poison tipped umbrella. I forget his name but it was KGB hit.

Wow. I wonder HOW MANY were contaminated after the fact..? Great story, SORRY HE WENT THROUGH IT..

Being part Russian, this disgusts me that they are so wicked. I'm sorry that this guy couldn't find an escape from this tyranny.

Check out the umbrella murder in london

Don’t know the half-life of this, but generally the more dangerous, the faster it decays. This isotope is only dangerous if you are 5-6cm. Close to it. Instruments designed to warn about it won’t give alarm of danger unless it’s about 5-8cm from the source

that cemetery looks so cool can you do more stories from there?

How about some Beatles locations...there and Liverpool.

Great research !

Very interesting to learn about. I never heard of this b4. Learn more from RU-vid channels than I ever did in school or from anyone else

I remember this story so sad. Rip Alexander

For anyone interested, his body isn't radioactive anymore, the 210Po will have decayed mostly into stable Pb by now, it would have been way worse if it hadn't had such a short half-life! RIP Litvinenko

Interesting! Wow! Thanks 🥰

They traced it back from a plane from russia, even the seats

Are you still in the U.K.? You should check out Norwich, it's not too far from London & has a lot of history

😳Very scary! This silent killer, radioactivity 🤯When are you coming home Chris? 🙏🏻

Putin in the background of the thumbnail made me lol 😆

Alex's body will be preserved as good as any Egyptian mummy for hundreds of years.If only the ancient Egyptians know this, they could have saved a lot of work.

Until just now I didnt know this was in 2006. I always thought it was in the 90s.

The guys carrying the puloniom 21 must have had high exposure. I'm surprised they are still alive.

So sad. What a horrible way to die

I'm shocked anything is growing around his grave.

There's a documentary about it called Poisoned by Polonium

Crazy question I know, but could Queen Elizabeth II have been posioned some what like in this way? Look at the last pictures of her hands & exposed neck, they were purple.

I wonder if you could have picked up anything with a geiger counter

React to the Salisbury poisonings

I remember when this happened. There’s a great book and documentary about it. Look up “cancer pants”. That’s a wild story if true.

I remember this and seeing him in the papers and thinking omg poor guy also seen him before he got sick and my sister was like he looks like Princess Diana’s brother a big his story is really interesting and I think his remains are still radioactive also ITV x have ade a drama about it and actor David Tennent is playing him and they said that he was called Sasha for short also he was a good looking guy before he got sick and after God help him he was a tragic figure in that hos[ital bed my heart went out to him he looked in so much pain poor guy

Rest in heavenly peace Alexander

I VISTIED THIS GRAVE IN HIGHGATE CEMETRY

Chris have you been to Brookwood Cemetary while in UK? It's just outside London in Surrey near Woking

Rest In Peace 💐🙏❤️

I love your videos.

Next, try to explore the park of where Sophie Lancaster was found in Bacup back in 2007