I do not take seriously these comments. I could post many many more from persons living in the Soviet Union at the time or persons living in Russia, and Ukraine, now who believe that this show is true to life, accurate within the confines of the show, and the farthest thing from propaganda that there could be.
Luckily, like skating, the show exists for everyone to watch and make up their own mind. Just as I would not be dissuaded by Internet poster’s opinions of a skater from actually watching that skater, I would not be dissuaded, or convinced, by Internet poster’s opinions of a TV show.
I watch and decide for myself
Of course, I will form my final opinion only after seeing the series. But at the moment I am interested in the reception of the series. Some people think the series is the farthest thing from propaganda that there could be and some people think it is a political propaganda exploiting Pripyat’s tragedy.
There is an interesting interview regarding the intention of the series with the creator Craig Mazin. He says:
"... this was not an anti-nuclear polemic. It’s anti–Soviet government, and it is anti-lie, and it is pro–human being." And later: "... the Soviet system was terrible, and criminal, and murderous, and oppressive." ...."The Soviets were masters of weaponized narration. And interestingly, they appear to have continued that tradition. The KGB is gone, but the FSB is here."
https://slate.com/culture/2019/06/chernobyl-finale-hbo-miniseries-craig-mazin-interview.html
When I read it, I think again about the following words of an IMDB-User: "(the show is) permeated with hatred for the Soviet Union. The main idea is that the authorities of the Soviet Union were more terrible than the Chernobyl disaster."