George Andreytchine

George Andreytchine
Георги Андрейчин
Andreytchine in 1918 by Maurice Becker
Born	(1894-01-19)January 19, 1894 Belitsa
Died	April 20, 1950(1950-04-20) (aged 56) Moscow
Nationality	Bulgarian
Occupation(s)	Journalist Trade Union Organiser Diplomat
Years active	1916-1950

George Iliev Andreytchine (Bulgarian: Георги Андрейчин, Russian: Георгий Илькович Андрейчин, romanized: Georgiy Ilkovich Andreychin; January 19, 1894, Belitsa - 20 April, 1950, Moscow) was a Bulgarian political activist active in Bulgaria, the United States and the Soviet Union. After emigrating to the US in 1913, he played a prominent part in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). In 1918 he was one of the IWW leaders arrested for “anti-war propaganda” under the Espionage Act of 1917. He was released on bail and later in 1921 left for Russia where he became the American representative on the executive committee of the Red International of Labor Unions. He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, wherein he was aligned with Leon Trotsky. In 1935 he was arrested and charged with Trotskyism and espionage and sentenced for 10 years of Gulag labor camps. Se served in Ukhtpechlag and Vorkutlag, among other places. Released in 1941 and during the war he worked in Soviet Information Bureau.