The Long March - The Untold Story

Sep 29, 2026

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A program of invited talks covering Soviet politics, Chinese history, robotics, and nuclear diplomacy. It argues that the nomenklatura threatens Western democracies, then highlights Harrison E. Salisbury’s 1934 Long March research journey uncovering new facts and archival material. The agenda also examines U.S.–New Zealand anti-nuclear tensions around ANZUS, and presents a speaker-led discussion on identifying robots, Japanese robotics incentives, and the human factor in adopting automation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages9

Reading Time14 min

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The Long March:The UntoldStory

COMING EVENTS:

The Uses of Robots

Panama Canal Cruise

How The Getty Trust Spends Its Millions

Has the U.S.Lost Its Competitive Edge?

Middle East Briefing

The California Lottery

New Zealand'sAnti-NuclearPolicies

Would You

Know a Robot IfYou Met One?

What is a Robot?

The Human Factor

MichaelVoslensky Soviet Exile;Author, Nomenklatura;Director,Instituteof Contemporary Soviet Research,Munich,Federal Republic ofGermany Nomenklatura:The Force BehindGorbachev Noon,WednesdayPlaza Ballroom,Hyatt on Union Square Author and academician Michael Voslen-sky claims a group of privileged comrades—who enjoy royal pampering from cradleto grave—pose a real chreat to WesternDemocracies. They are the nomenklatwra—750,000industry magnates,journalists,academi-cians,military and party officials.They re-side in spacious homes,vacation at theirlavish dachas,shop for Gucci,Pucci,CalvinKlein,and rarely bump shoulders with theaverage Soviet citizen. Why should the West fear this rulingelite?Voslensky believes the nomenklaturamust continue to satisfy its appetite forpower by acquiring socialist property一occupying sovereign nations and appropriat-ing their resources.A translator at the Nu-remberg Trials of Major War Criminals in1946,Michael Voslensky was expatriatedby Soviet authorities a decade ago. Tickets—$16 for members,$20 forguestsTickets should be picked up inadvance.See back page for advance ticketinformation. INSIDE: Harrison E.Salisbury Journalist;Author,The Long March # The Long March:The UntoldStory Noon,Thursday Plaza Ballroom,Hyatt on Union Square Zig-zagging over the Great SnowyMountains and across treacherous swampsinto the far reaches of China,Harrison E.Salisbury chronicled the 1934,6,000-milemarch of Mao Tse-tung's army.Travelingby jeep and minibus,muleback and com-mand carhe interviewed hundreds of LongMarch survivors and viewed never-before-seen documents and historical archives.Notsince the original expedition had anyone,foreign or Chinese,made such a trip. Salisbury finally gained permission fromthe Chinese government to make his re-search trip after 12 years of trying.Log-ging over 7,400 miles in 70 days heuncovered startling facts about the ChineseCommunists'legendary retreat whichchanged the course of history. Pulitzer-prize winning former Nw YorkTimes correspondent and specialist in Sovietaffairs,Salisbury spent six years in Moscow—the end of the Stalin era and the earlyKruschev period—and has traveled intothe most remote parts of the Soviet Union.He has spent much time in China and vis-ited most of the Communist countries. Tickets—$16 for members,$20 forguests.Tickets should be picked up inadvance.See back page for advance ticketinformation. # COMING EVENTS: The Uses of Robots …… … … …352-356 Panama Canal Cruise …………… … ……357How The Getty Trust Spends Its Millions……356-357Has the U.S.Lost Its Competitive Edge?……Back PageMiddle East Briefing…… …………355The California Lottery…… ……Back Page Co-sponsored with the World AfjfairsCouncil of Northern California andthe New Zealand-AmericanAssociation of San Francisco The Right Honorable David Lange Prime Minister,New Zealand # New Zealand'sAnti-NuclearPolicies Noon,Friday Plaza Ballroom,Hyatt on Union Square The nuclear arms dispute between theU.S.and New Zealand,coming at a timeof growing Soviet military expansion in thePacific,threatens American military strat-egy in the South Pacific.Furthermore,theU.S.fears that Lange's anti-nuclear positionmay increase pressure inside Australia for asimilar response to U.S.defense policies. New Zealand's ban on nuclear-armed orpowered vessels in its warers provoked harshreaction from U.S.officials,who counteredby suspending all military and intelligencecooperation.But Prime Minister DavidLange's recent softening of anti-nuclear pol-icy renews hope of reviving the faltering de-fense pact between Australia,NewZealand,and the U.S.(ANZUS). Prime Minister Lange,New Zealand'syoungest prime minister of this century,ledhis Labor Party to victory in July 1984with widespread support for his anti-nuclearstance. Tickets—$16 for members,$20 forguests.Tickets should be picked up inadvance.See back page for advance ticket # Would You Know a Robot IfYou Met One?

FAQs

What is the main argument about the nomenklatura and Western democracies?

Michael Voslensky argues that the privileged nomenklatura poses a real threat to Western democracies by continuing to satisfy its appetite for power and acquiring socialist property by occupying sovereign nations and appropriating their resources.

How did Harrison E. Salisbury conduct his Long March research?

Salisbury gained permission after 12 years and logged over 7,400 miles in 70 days, interviewing Long March survivors and viewing never-before-seen documents and historical archives.

Why does the program connect U.S.–New Zealand nuclear disputes to broader strategy in the Pacific?

It links the dispute to growing Soviet military expansion in the Pacific and notes that U.S. fears Lange’s anti-nuclear position could increase pressure inside Australia, affecting defense policies and cooperation under ANZUS.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by Jake