Year Zero: a history of 1945

Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 10:05 a.m.

How did people in 1945 deal with feelings of revenge, how were collaborators treated and after the trauma of war was it possible to return to any sense of normality? Big Ideas is revisiting this question for the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. According to academic, author and historian Ian Buruma 1945 was a pivotal year not only for Europe but for the world at large. He discusses China, Japan, human rights and history, sexuality and murder.