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Deng Xiaoping vs Gorbachev

Wednesday 18 March 2015, 6.30 - 8.00pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Professor Alexander Pantsov; Chair: Professor Vladislav Zubok

Was Deng Xiaoping right to call Mikhail Gorbachev “very stupid”? Alexander V. Pantsov discusses why the USSR couldn’t follow the pattern of Chinese reforms in the decade leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. His recent publications are Mao: The Real Story, and Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information please email us here.

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Speaker

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Professor Alexander V. Pantsov is the Edward and Mary Catherine Gerhold Chair in the Humanities at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Chair

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Professor Vladislav Zubok is Professor of International History, LSE.

 

Location:

Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE. Map.

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