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Timothy Phillips - The Curtain and the Wall
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- Tickets
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£11.20 (£10.00 ticket charge + £1.20 booking fee)
- Dates and times
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21st May 2023
6:00PM - 7:00PM
- Age
- Adult, Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
In The
Curtain and the Wall Timothy Phillips tells the tale of a landmark
journey along the full length of the old Iron Curtain - from the Arctic Circle
to Turkey's eastern border - tracing the history of the Cold War and meeting
the people who live with its legacy. Phillips chronicles the transformations
and upheavals Europe has undergone since the fall of the Soviet Union through
insightful interviews with the continent's citizens.
The
Iron Curtain divided the continent of Europe, north to south, with the Berlin
Wall as its most visible, infamous manifestation. Since the Cold War ended and
these borders came down, Europe has transformed itself. New generations have
grown up, freed from the tensions and restrictions of the past. But what do the
Curtain and the Wall mean today? What has happened to the people and places
they divided? What have they left in their wake?
Phillips
explores the borderlands where the clash of civilisations was at its most
intense between 1945 and 1989, and where the world's most powerful ideologies
became tangible in reinforced concrete and barbed wire. He looks at the new
Europe that emerged from the ruins. The people he meets bear vivid witness to
times of change.
The
Curtain and the Wall transports
the reader across 5,000 kilometres of Europe and through eight decades to show
how one of the defining stories of the 20th century continues to shape our
world today.
Timothy
Phillips is the author of The Secret Twenties: British
Intelligence, the Russians, and the Jazz Age and Beslan: The
Tragedy of School No. 1. He holds a doctorate in Russian from Oxford
University and has written and spoken widely on British and Russian history.
Chaired by James Crawford
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Hearing loop
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Wheelchair access
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Each performance space has designated seating for wheelchairs and a companion is welcome to sit with you. Please contact our box office team for more information at box_office_enquiries@glasgowlife.org.uk
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Baby changing
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Baby feeding
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Parking
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Concert Square Car Park - visit their website
Buchanan Galleries Car Park - visit their website
Please note Buchanan Galleries close at 9pm.
Meter Street parking is also available. Read parking information on Glasgow City Council's website
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Location Map
With many different rooms and breakout areas available, the complex can accommodate meetings and conferences from 12 - 2000 delegates. Visit the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall's venue hire web page to find out more.