How can we understand the true forces behind Russia’s expansionist aspirations today? Hubertus Jahn traces the long ideological roots of Putin’s propaganda in Soviet traditions, the collapse of the USSR, and the elevation of imperialist historical narratives.
In March 1943, 173 people were crushed to death as they took shelter in Bethnal Green’s underground station. Toby Butler led a project remembering the disaster.
Peter Burke, Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, will deliver the Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture 2017, speaking on ‘Two Diasporas: the place of exiles in the history of knowledge’.
