Eugene Ivanovich Sadowski was a Ukrainian-born Soviet-American author, translator, Nazi collaborator, and mathematics professor.
14 Facts About Eugene Sadowski
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Eugene Sadowski described himself as having been fascinated with languages from an early age, and, in addition to his native Ukrainian and Russian, spoke German and some English.
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Eugene Sadowski finished his work in 1939, and additionally translated other works from German into Russian, including The Youth of King Henry IV by Heinrich Mann.
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Soviet historiography claimed Eugene Sadowski died at the Battle of Smolensk in 1942.
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However, contrary to Soviet historiography, Eugene Sadowski did not die in 1941.
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Eugene Sadowski was one of seven employees of Rech, along with Oktan, Vladimir Samarin, and individuals named Azbukin, Bogomolov, Petrov, and Sofronova.
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Eugene Sadowski was described by German reports as "politically and culturally very savvy, an intelligent young Russian humanist," but as "lazy," a characterisation that would later be restated by Russian emigre organisations in the United States.
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Eugene Sadowski was never interned in a prisoner-of-war camp, instead going directly from surrendering to working at Rech on February 19,1942.
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In Babruysk, Eugene Sadowski was contacted by Alfred Rosenberg, who sought him out as part of the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce occupied with collecting information about the Soviet Union.
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Eugene Sadowski first moved to Minsk, and then to Upper Silesia.
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At some point near the war's end, Eugene Sadowski evacuated to Frankfurt.
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Eugene Sadowski used the pseudonym of Saltovskis, and was interned in Meerbeck.
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Eugene Sadowski was issued a Social Security number in 1952.
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Eugene Sadowski became a professor at the University of Miami.