America was very powerful in the late eighteenth century and influential enough forpeople, worldwide to incorporate notions of the Declaration of Independence into their owncountries. Finalized on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was and is an importantdocument. It… Read More
Since the Declaration of Independence was written 250 years ago, it has inspired nationalist movements and those working to extend the rights of man to all. From Simon Bolivar in Latin America to Gandhi in India, many have taken inspiration… Read More
On Thursday, March 26, Diana Nausėdienė, the First Lady of Lithuania, visited the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Nausėdienė, her delegation, and officials from the Embassy of Lithuania toured the Victims of Communism Museum, led by VOC Trustee Ambassador Aldona… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s Balkan Studies Initiative aims for the first time in VOC history to cover the tragedy that was communist repression in the Balkan peninsula. The Balkans—and their complex experience with communism—remain severely understudied in the… Read More
Even a most perfunctory look at the history of warfare will tell you that throughout the course of civilization, from primitive man in the Bronze Age to the end of the twentieth century, and now in our twenty-first century, armed… Read More
On March 17, 2026, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) presented the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Maximo Alvarez at the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida. A Pedro Pan child, Alvarez is one of more than 14,000 unaccompanied minors who escaped Castro’s oppression and… Read More
VOC was honored to unveil our latest temporary gallery, A New Birth of Freedom, at the Victims of Communism Museum on March 11, 2026. Curated by the American Journey Experience, the exhibit invites visitors to learn about the principles that shape a free… Read More
In 1776, a group of American colonists declared that all men are created equal with inalienable rights and that governments are just only when they are by the consent of the governed. This declaration would be heard again in an… Read More
Listen as Dr. Eric Patterson, President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins the Breakpoint podcast to discuss Iran and Just War. Sitting down with host John Stonestreet, Dr. Patterson, explores the historic Christian just war tradition… Read More
Quoted in countless stirring speeches and stuffed into the pockets of soldiers across centuries and countries, the Declaration of Independence has been a touchstone for liberty. The persuasive (and even poetic) lines have inspired freedom movements seeking equality, “certain unalienable rights,” and “the… Read More
