George Sossenko

George Sossenko

George Sossenko (sometimes Georges Sossenko) (born c. December 25, 1918) is a Russian-born American lecturer and activist. At age 16, he left his parent's home in Paris, France to join those fighting against Francisco Franco's nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. [cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/nyregion/16anarchists.html?ex=1334376000&en=6507ce1665af8c8b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |title=Book Fair Unites Anarchists. In Spirit, Anyway. |author=Colin Moynihan |work=The New York Times |date=2007-04-16 |accessdate=2008-01-11 ] He initially went to the offices of the Communist Party, but was turned away, and then denied by the Socialists as well. They suggested he contact the anarchists, who sent him across the Spanish border in a caravan. He was sent to Barcelona, then received one weeks worth of military training before being sent to the front.cite web |url=http://www.observer.com/node/38879 |title=Soldiers |author=Dan Kaufman |work=New York Observer |date=2006-05-21 |accessdate=2008-01-11 ] During the Civil War, Sossenko changed his name to Georges Jorat to avoid being found by his parents, and fought as part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, [Bermack, Richard (2005). "The Front Lines of Social Change: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade", Heyday Books, ISBN 1597140007. p.2006] as well as in the Sébastien Faure Century, [cite web |url=http://ustimes.com/Sossenko/brigadas.html |title=Brigadistas Internacionales en la Guerra Civil de España |author=George Sossenko |accessdate=2008-01-11 ] the French-speaking contingent of the Durruti Column. After the Civil War, Sossenko fought in the Second World War with the Free French.

Later on, Sossenko went to work for Michelin Tire as a mechanical engineer. He first worked in Texas, but was transferred to Atlanta, Georgia. In 1984, Sossenko sued Michelin ("Sossenko v. Michelin Corp.," 172 Ga. App. 71 (1984)) after being threatened with losing his job. [Ferraro, Eugene F. (2000). "Undercover Investigations for the Workplace", Elsevier, ISBN 0750670487. p.218] He still lives in Atlanta with his wife Bernice. In 2004 Sossenko published a Spanish-language book titled "Aventurero Idealista".

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External links

* [http://www.witness-to-war.org/content/view.php?g=e&c=IC&v=220 Video of George Sossenko speaking about World War II]


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