News CenterA memorial to communism's victimsJune 19, 2009
Two decades ago, even as communism was collapsing in Eastern Europe, the Chinese communists brutally repressed a citizen uprising at Tiananmen Square. On Tuesday, a ceremony was held at the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington to commemorate these anniversaries and honor the 100 million lives lost to communism in the twentieth century. "As we mark the twentieth anniversaries of the Tiananmen Square student protests and the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is becoming clear that many people are beginning to forget the atrocities of communism and are ignoring the perils of totalitarian governments," said Heritage Foundation scholar Lee Edwards, Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. To ensure current and future generations don't forget, Tuesday also marked the launch of the online Global Museum on Communism, a resource designed to educate the current and future generations about the history, philosophy, and barbaric legacy of communism. Edwards, a leading historian of the conservative movement, has made it his personal mission to remind the world of the past and present brutalities committed in the name of Karl Marx's utopian fantasy. "Truth will penetrate the walls of tyranny in communist China, Laos, Vietnam and North Korea with the launch of the online Global Museum on Communism," said Edwards. The website launch was broadcast simultaneously around the world, including to many communist-controlled countries, via technology capable of bypassing state censors. The online museum offers emotional stories, interactive videos, inspirational essays and various detailed glimpses into the lives of those oppressed by communism. Site visitors will have the opportunity to submit personal accounts of their experiences with communism. - Amanda Reinecker (MyHeritage.org) |