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    Iain MacGregor: Stalingrad Revisited

    Tuesday 16 August 20:15 - 21:15

    Iain MacGregor: Stalingrad Revisited Book
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    In his acclaimed Checkpoint Charlie, Iain MacGregor sheds new light on the Cold War. Now, in The Lighthouse of Stalingrad, MacGregor unearths vital eyewitness testimonies about the battle that shaped the outcome of the Second World War. Built on...
     

    This is Memorial Device

    Tuesday 16 August 20:30 - 22:00

    This is Memorial Device Book
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    On Festival nights, we present a new play based on David Keenan’s novel This is Memorial Device. The fictional history of 1980s Airdrie’s mysterious, post-punk legends, Memorial Device, Keenan’s novel has a huge cult following. This stage...
     

    Serhii Plokhy with Allan Little: Ukraine at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia

    Tuesday 16 August 20:30 - 21:30

    Serhii Plokhy with Allan Little: Ukraine at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia Book
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    The Russian invasion is one of many devastating episodes for Ukraine over the past century. Serhii Plokhy is Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard and the author of The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. Today, he explores how precursors such as...