# Middle Class Recruits to Communism in the 1930s

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Nicholas Deakin CBE
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/middle-class-recruits-communism-1930s)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why did some idealistic young people join the Communist Party of Great Britain in the 1930s? What was the attraction of Communism and which beliefs, events or material circumstances prompted them to join? How did the Party respond to this predominantly university-educated group of recruits? These and related issues will be explored through case studies which trace their trajectories as members from recruitment through engagement and often to withdrawal.

## Lectures

1. [Middle Class Recruits to Communism in the 1930s](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/middle-class-recruits-communism-1930s/3c940e8a4042) (YouTube)