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Free FreeGuy 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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2016-05-18 2016-05-18 Europe/London Stalin's Englishman: The Lives Of Guy Burgess Historian Andrew Lownie 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. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/05/18/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess-87995 National Archives,Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, London,Kew,LondonLocation
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