The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) will honor the legacy of the Declaration of Independence with an essay contest that will teach students about freedom movements that directly cited or paraphrased the Declaration of Independence. This will demonstrate to… Read More
The assassination of Charlie Kirk struck down a young husband and father, and we grieve for his widow and two young children. In the United States of America, a young husband and father should be able to go to work,… Read More
The following excerpt originally appeared in the National Review. President Donald Trump has authorized air strikes targeting Venezuelan drug traffickers, resulting in the elimination of eleven traffickers. This action, far from the reckless aggression critics decry, represents a principled application of American… Read More
The issue of historical memory and remembrance of communist regimes has proven to be a challenge for the nations of the former communist east. But, certain countries have made significant progress in recent times. In post-communist nations such as Poland,… Read More
Amid rolling hills, green pastures, the grand Carpathians and their forested winding roads littered with countless bears, sheep, and shepherds, lies the beautiful country of Romania. The medieval charm of the Moldovia region in the East, the Art-Nouveau and German… Read More
On Friday, August 22, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation partnered with the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), the Embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the Polish American Congress to commemorate 36 years since the Baltic Way. The… Read More
On August 23, 36 years ago, an extraordinary act of peaceful resistance unfolded across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The Baltic Way was both a bold act of remembrance and a demand for freedom. This demonstration achieved what once seemed unimaginable:… Read More
The Baltic Way, inspired and strategized by the Baltic independence movements, took place on August 23, 1989, the 50th anniversary of the 1939 Hitler–Stalin Pact. Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain connecting the capitals of… Read More
On August 23, we mark Black Ribbon Day, the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism. It is both a day of mourning and a call to vigilance, honoring the courage of those who stood against the… Read More
The following op-ed was originally run in WORLD. For the past few months we have celebrated the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. We are now approaching a similar anniversary for the surrender of… Read More
