Historical Documentary Reveals 1986 Uprising in Slovakia's 'Triangle of Death'

A historical account has emerged about a 1986 uprising in the Zemplín region of eastern Slovakia, an area that became known as the 'Triangle of Death.' The revolt was triggered by plans to add a waste dump to the already heavily polluted region. The Zemplín area, located in what is now eastern Slovakia near the Ukrainian border, had earned its grim nickname due to severe environmental contamination from industrial activities during the communist era. The 1986 incident represents one of the rare instances of public resistance to environmental degradation under the former Czechoslovak communist regime, when such protests were typically suppressed.