The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation proudly welcomes Karina Lipsman to the VOC Advisory Council. Born in Odesa, Ukraine, Karina was the only Ukrainian refugee immigrant in the country to run for Congress in the 2022 election. She has an extensive background… Read More
Too many young Americans are being taught to see communism through the lens of class struggle and oppression rather than its devastating record in practice. In a new interview on 77 WABC’s Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis, VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson… Read More
Join the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation for our first annual Anti-Communist Film Festival. This multiday event will be held at the VOC Museum, just two blocks from the White House, and feature some of the greatest films that depict the struggle of… Read More
VOC highlights the tragic and powerful stories of victims of communism through our award-winning Witness Project series. Today, we are proud to present two new episodes of the Witness Project featuring Senator Mel Martinez, a Pedro Pan from Cuba, and Georgette Hadvina, who survived the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. … Read More
In a new Editorial Board opinion piece, the Washington Post covers the work of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and the VOC Museum. As they write: A small museum, not far from The Post, is overshadowed by the leviathans… Read More
For years, many Americans have believed socialism had been relegated to the history books. Not anymore. Today, democratic socialism is experiencing a resurgence in American politics and culture. Its advocates promise fairness, security, and prosperity. Yet history tells a very… Read More
VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson joined NewsNation to discuss Fidel Castro, communism, and the rise of radical left ideology in America. Watch the full conversation with Katie Pavlich below.
Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, Chairman Emeritus of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, was posthumously recognized with the William J. Armstrong Award on July 30, 2026. The Armstrong Award is “given to a leader who embodies the values that Senator Armstrong held dear — faith, family, and freedom — and… Read More
The rigorous evidentiary foundation that exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) campaigns of mass internment and forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region was driven by a groundbreaking methodology developed by Dr. Adrian Zenz, Director of China Studies at… Read More
On July 21, 2026, the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who fled communism in Cuba as a child and became the first Hispanic woman elected to Congress in America, provided the keynote address at VOC’s Captive Nations Summit. Read her full remarks… Read More
