News CenterHot Button (Amanda Carpenter, The Washington Times): Anti-red museumJune 16, 2009
The Victims of Communism Foundation is unveiling an online gallery Tuesday, targeted toward educating people around the world about the "bad guys" who have murdered millions throughout history while following the teachings of Karl Marx. The Global Museum of Communism, available at www.museumoncommunism.org, will feature a "Hall of Infamy" detailing heinous acts committed by Lenin, Pol Pot, Stalin and others as well as a "Gallery of Heroes" for those who fought against these regimes. Every nation that has suffered under communism will have a dedicated exhibit as well. Lectures and speeches will be broadcast on the Web site in a way accessible to visitors in countries where outlets critical of communism are often prohibited by the government. "We really think we can pierce those firewalls of tyranny which has been enacted in places like China and Cuba," said Lee Edwards, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. The online museum represents the second phase of the Victims of
Communism Memorial Foundation's efforts. Two years ago, President
George W. Bush dedicated a memorial in downtown Washington. Organizers
hope to one day build a bricks-and-mortar museum in the nation's
capital as well. |