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Andrew Lownie visits The National Archives to discuss his biography of one of Britain's most infamous spies.
Guy Burgess was a brilliant young Englishman who rose through the ranks of MI5 and MI6 during the Cold War. But as a member of ‘The Cambridge Spies’, he betrayed his country by regularly passing on highly sensitive secret documents to his Soviet handlers.
Historian Andrew Lownie, author of Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess - a Guardian Book of the Year and The Times Best Biography of the Year - will talk about how Burgess was able to avoid exposure as a traitor to his country through his trademark charisma and a network of powerful political connections.
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18 May 2016 at 2:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour |
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The National Archives |
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£6.00 |
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http://www.eventbrite.com/e/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess-tickets-22697608157?aff=media |
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