# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "The Portland Spy Ring" by Stephen Dalziel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Feb, 2021 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 11 Feb, 2021 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Espionage spies and secrets are words which excite great curiosity even fear. Is it the world of James Bond? Or was John le Carré closer to the mark? The Portland Spy Ring of the late 1950s and early 1960s showed how espionage can involve people who live apparently ordinary lives. But serious damage was done to British interests.Image caption: “A happy couple and a man laughing; but they were notorious spies”WHEN: Thursday, 11 February 2021, 19:00 (GMT)WHERE: ZoomLANGUAGE: EnglishTICKETS: FREE*Please register in advance here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kc-mtqDgpH9K8-eoNdgbJBqGyhhtYls4PAfter registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.About the speakerStephen Dalziel has been involved with the Soviet Union and Russia from an early age. After studying Russian in school he gained a degree in Russian Studies from the University of Leeds which included spending a year in the USSR. He spent six years as a Soviet military analyst at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before moving to the BBC World Service as Russian Affairs Analyst. During 16 years at the BBC Stephen reported on the collapse of the USSR the chaos of the 1990s and the rise of Vladimir Putin interviewing many of those who helped bring about the changes notably Mikhail Gorbachev. After leaving the BBC Stephen ran the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce for five years and for nearly a decade has worked independently on a number of projects in recent years translating political and history books from Russian to English.For more information about the event please visit our websitehttp://www.camruss.com/en/events/the-portland-spy-ring-by-stephen-dalziel-thursday-11-february-1900/For any questions please email to events@camruss.com* While there is no charge for our online events, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers' efforts in bringing more speakers and online events during the social distancing time.Suggested donation £5-£10. You can send your donations by a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account: Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society, NATWEST Bank, Sort code: 60-11-30 Account: 18120466. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!Kind regardsCamRuSS Team
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/online/the-portland-spy-ring-by-stephen-dalziel/80002370991213
- **Event Categories**: virtual, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is "The Portland Spy Ring" by Stephen Dalziel being held?
  - **A:** "The Portland Spy Ring" by Stephen Dalziel takes place on Thu, 11 Feb, 2021 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 11 Feb, 2021 at 08:30 pm at Online.
- **Q**: Who is organizing "The Portland Spy Ring" by Stephen Dalziel?
  - **A:** "The Portland Spy Ring" by Stephen Dalziel is organized by The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society.

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