I love studying and learning about history and for some reason am on a kick about the Khmer Rouge.
I know who Pol Pot was etc, and I knew they moved most of the population to the countryside but what exactly happened?
Did Phonm Penh just sit completely empty for a few years? Did they move the peasantry back into the cities at all? Some other alternative?
Hello, always great to talk to someone who is taking an interest in Cambodian history and looking into the fascinating and tragic events of the Khmer Rouge period.
As for the state of Phnom Penh following the events of 1975, I have answered a couple of questions previously such as why did the Khmer Rouge empty Cambodian cities? and what happened to Phnom Penh and other cities during the Khmer Rouge period?
If you are looking for a more holistic explanation of the Khmer Rouge revolution that contextualises it within Cambodian history more generally, you might also like the podcast that I produce called In the Shadows of Utopia. It is the most popular podcast about Cambodian history and the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge!
If you feel the above answers don't quite address everything you are looking for, please feel free to ask anymore questions you might have or if you like I can point you in the direction of other books and resources.