Linda Jaivin and Sheila Fitzpatrick in conversation

Join Radio National’s Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell as she discusses revolution with two of our most gifted extraordinary women historians, Linda Jaivin and Sheila Fitzpatrick.

The new book Bombard the Headquarters! by Linda Jaivin is a riveting account of a turbulent period in Chinese history. It focuses on the eventful start of the Cultural Revolution. She sheds light on the ideological quarrels that underpinned it and profiles the personalities involved.

Sheila Fitzpatrick with Death of Stalin offers a new look at a crucial moment in history. Everyone remembers the bumbling characters around Stalin’s deathbed in Armando Iannucci’s film Death of Stalin, but who knows what actually came next?

Free, but bookings are essential.

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