The following is an op-ed written by Dr. Edwin J. Feulner. It originally ran in The Washington Times on November 06, 2017. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941 “a day that will live in infamy,” and with good reason. The… Read More
VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson was published in National Review this past week. The Article, Don’t Forget the Crimes of Communism in World War II, explores the aftermath of World War Two and the American relationship with Russia… Read More
Just days ago, Cuba signed a cybersecurity agreement with Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and Venezuela. At first glance, it appears to be a technical cooperation pact. But the names on the list tell a very different story—this is a… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is jubilant at the release of Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza and 15 other political prisoners from Vladimir Putin’s modern-day gulag. A pro-democracy activist, historian, journalist, and television host, Vladimir Kara-Murza advocated for the human rights of… Read More
Any society that claims to be a democracy must uphold fundamental freedoms such as freedom of religion, thought, assembly, expression, an orderly and transparent legal process and, importantly, freedom of the press. This is certainly not the case of Russia… Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin first took power in 2000. He succeeded Boris Yeltsin in Russia’s first peaceful transition of power from one democratically elected leader to the next — ever. It was a historic moment for Russia. Putin, however, had… Read More
By Jacob Lavee and Matthew P. Robertson Eight doctors at the Tongji Medical College hospital in Wuhan, China, traveled 40 miles on March 18, 1994, to procure a heart from a death-row prisoner. But rather than wait until the judicial authorities had… Read More
At this critical moment, heavy weapons and more of everything are what’s needed for the Ukrainian military to counter and defeat the new Russian offensive in the Donbas. But what about the next few weeks, months, and potentially, years? The… Read More
By Paula Dobriansky and Richard Levine The West can’t continue to pretend that a negotiated peace is possible in Ukraine. Not after Russia killed 57 civilians with a ballistic missile at the Kramatorsk train station. Any settlement could only legitimize Russia’s control… Read More
Don Ritter of Warrenton, Virginia represented the Lehigh Valley in Congress from 1979-1993. He is president and CEO emeritus, Afghan American Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. His visit to Ukraine in November… Read More
