The Cambridge Five and the Soviet espionage offensive against Great Britain
Portrait of Kim Philby from a 1990 Soviet stamp, one of the Cambridge Five.
Five of the most successful spies in history, the Cambridge Five, generate both interest and controversy. The Soviet intelligence offensive against Britain, however, was much greater. This course examines why, how and where Soviet espionage took place and looks at the true nature of Soviet espionage in Britain which operated across all classes and posed a significant threat to the security of this country.
Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms.
19:00 Dinner
20:30 The October Revolution 1917 and Lenin's First Secret Agent in Britain.
22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 The Underground British Communist Party and Soviet Espionage, 1920-1934
10:30 Coffee
11:00 The Cambridge Spies (1) Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean and Kim Philby
12:30 Free
16:00 Tea
16:30 The Cambridge Spies (2) Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross
20:00 Red Sonya, Klaus Fuchs, Melita Norwood, Alan Nunn May and the Atom Bomb Spies
09:00 George Blake and Gordon Lonsdale
11:00 Endgame. The Expulsion of the Diplomats, The End of The Party and The Mitrokhin Archive
The course will disperse after lunch.
Madingley Hall, Madingley
ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk
Syllabus and reading and resource list
13 May 2016 to 15 May 2016
1 weekend(s)
Accommodation fees
Single room: £65 per night
Double/Twin room £55 per person, per night (2 people sharing)
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