Ernest Gellner

Duration: 1 hour 5 mins 54 secs

Description:	Public lecture given in October 1989 by Professor Ernest Gellner. He reflected on his year spent in the Soviet Union on the eve of the collapse of communism. The lecture was given to a Cambridge Audience in the Rayleigh Lecture theatre in the Social and Political Sciences Faculty. Professor Gellner had flown in that morning from America. It was filmed, using a video 8 camera, by Humphrey Hinton. It was chaired by Dr. Alan Macfarlane. The video is unedited. The lecture lasts for about 65 minutes. Generously supported by the Leverhulme Trust.

Description:

Public lecture given in October 1989 by Professor Ernest Gellner. He reflected on his year spent in the Soviet Union on the eve of the collapse of communism. The lecture was given to a Cambridge Audience in the Rayleigh Lecture theatre in the Social and Political Sciences Faculty. Professor Gellner had flown in that morning from America. It was filmed, using a video 8 camera, by Humphrey Hinton. It was chaired by Dr. Alan Macfarlane. The video is unedited. The lecture lasts for about 65 minutes. Generously supported by the Leverhulme Trust.

Created:

2011-03-21 16:51

Collection:

Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers
Interviews of people associated with King's College, Cambridge

Publisher:

University of Cambridge

Professor Alan Macfarlane

Language:

eng (English)

Keywords:

Russia; perestroika; communism; soviet union;

Credits:

Actor:	Ernest Gellner
Director:	Alan Macfarlane
Director:	Humphrey Hinton

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