Freda Utley
English scholar, political activist and author (1898–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Winifred Utley (23 January 1898 – 21 January 1978), commonly known as Freda Utley, was an English scholar, political activist and best-selling author. After visiting the Soviet Union in 1927 as a trade union activist, she joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1928. Later, married and living in Moscow, she quickly became disillusioned with communism. When her Russian husband, Arcadi Berdichevsky, was arrested in 1936, she escaped to England with her young son. (Her husband was executed in 1938.)
Freda Utley | |
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Born | 23 January 1898 London, UK |
Died | 21 January 1978 (aged 79) Washington, D.C., US |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Occupation(s) | Scholar, author |
Spouse | Arcadi Berdichevsky |
Relatives | William Herbert Utley (father) |
In 1939, the rest of her family moved to the United States, where she became a leading anticommunist author and activist.[1] She became an American citizen in 1950.[2]