Testimony of Fedor Adsuar Casado, Interview with Scott Boehm and Miriam Duarte; March 26 and 30, 2009
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Boehm, Scott Duarte, Miriam Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria Adsuar Casado, Fedor University of California, San Diego
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Fedor Adsuar Casado was born in 1935 in Madrid. Fedor recounts that his parents were members of the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (Unified Socialist Youth). He recalls being evacuated from Madrid to Torrevieja, Alicante, during the Civil War. Fedor tells that in 1945, his father was detained and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. In 1953, Fedor fled to France where he had contact with exiled Spaniards and members of the Communist Party. He discusses returning to Spain eighteen months later. Fedor describes his underground political activity with the Communist Party of Spain, for which he was imprisoned. He details his detention in the Dirección General de Seguridad (General Security Directorate) and his incarceration in the Carabanchel, Cáceres, and Burgos prisons. Fedor explains that after his release, he continued his political activism through the Club de Amigos de la UNESCO (Friends of UNESCO Club) Fedor Adsuar Casado nació en 1935 en Madrid. Fedor recuenta que sus padres militaban en las Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas. Recuerda que durante la Guerra Civil fue evacuado de Madrid a Torrevieja, Alicante. Fedor cuenta que en 1945, su padre fue detenido y sentenciado a tres años y medio de encarcelamiento. En 1953, Fedor huyó a Francia donde tenía contacto con exiliados españoles y miembros del Partido Comunista. Comenta que regresó a España dieciocho meses después. Fedor describe sus actividades políticas clandestinas con el Partido Comunista de España, por lo cual estuvo encarcelado. Detalla su detención en la Dirección General de Seguridad y su reclusión en las cárceles de Carabanchel, Cáceres, y Burgos. Fedor explica que después de ser dejado en libertad, continuó su activismo político mediante el Club de Amigos de la UNESCO. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Interviews in Spanish Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Adsuar Casado's testimony was recorded in his home in Madrid Adsuar Casado, Fedor. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Madrid, Spain : Spanish Civil War Memory Project
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moving image
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7 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb9489244m
Language
Spanish
Subject
Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Exiles Oral history Nonfiction films Personal narratives-Spanish Communism Interviews History Partido Comunista de España Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid, Spain) France Spain Burgos (Spain) Madrid (Spain)
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