Testimony of Fedor Adsuar Casado, Interview with Scott Boehm and Miriam Duarte; March 26 and 30, 2009

Part 1

Interviewee:
Adsuar Casado, Fedor
Interviewers:
Boehm, Scott
Duarte, Miriam
Interview date(s):
March 26 and 30, 2009
Published:
Madrid, Spain : Spanish Civil War Memory Project
Number of Tapes:
7
Notes:
Adsuar Casado's testimony was recorded in his home in Madrid. Testimony is in Spanish without subtitles.
Topics:
Communism
Exiles
Geographics:
Burgos (Spain)
France
Madrid (Spain)
Spain
Corporate names:
Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid, Spain)
Partido Comunista de España

Summary

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)