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#346 | The Cambridge Five Part I | The Recruitment
Category: Education
Duration: 00:21:30
Publish Date: 2023-03-02 23:00:00
Description:

In the early 1930s, five high-flying Cambridge University students were recruited to become Soviet spies. 

These five men enjoyed decades-long careers at the top of the British establishment and were some of the most successful double agents in history. 

In part one of this three-part mini-series, we see how it all got started. 

  • The recruitment of Kim Philby
  • Background to The Cambridge Five
  • Life at Cambridge University
  • The political climate of the 1930s
  • Arnold Deutsch: Soviet Recruiter
  • The first jobs of The Cambridge Five


 Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/cambridge-five-i


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