Conservators Forum - Extremism and Espionage

Event Details

For  Conservators level members ($1,500) or higher

Award-winning author, reporter, and human rights advocate Kati Marton will discuss her latest book, True Believer: Stalin's American Spy with Roger Cohen, author and columnist for The New York Times. Hear how Noel Field, a once well-meaning and privileged American, became an extremist and spy for Josef Stalin during the 1930s and 1940s. 

“A riveting account of how fanaticism arises, who’s vulnerable to it, and why. A rich portrait of a lost era, with fascinating implications for our own.”

—Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University, and author of Going to Extremes

To reserve your spot, please visit nypl.org/forum or call the Membership Office at 212.930.0653. 

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