In Memoriam: Richard Pipes, 1923-2018

Dr. Richard Pipes — scholar of Soviet Russia, Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom laureate, and longtime member of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation‘s Academic Council — was born to Jewish parents in Poland and escaped to the US in 1940, serving in the US Army Air Corps in World War II.

As a professor of Russian history at Harvard, his work was courted by the CIA to assess Soviet military strength, and he served on the National Security Council during the Reagan administration.

After Dr. Pipes passed away peacefully in his home on May 18, VOC Executive Director Marion Smith and Chairman Lee Edwards published obituaries memorializing his life and legacy in National Review and The Daily Signal.