Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Northeast Europe. Due to its location, it has been invaded and occupied throughout history. Estonia would not gain democratic independence until 1918, but this was short lived with the onset of World War… Read More
Before the Baltic Ministerial event at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation on March 25, CNN conducted a remote interview with Baiba Braze, the Latvian Foreign Minister, at the VOC Museum. The Minister discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine, US sanctions… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation was honored to host the Baltic Foreign Ministers for a discussion at the VOC Museum on March 25, 2025. H.E. Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, H.E. Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of… Read More
VOC Academic Council Member, Dr. Paul Kengor, recently published an article mourning the loss of President Reagan’s Chief Speech Writer, Tony Dolan, in the American Spectator. Dr. Kengor got to know Dolan while writing many books and articles on the… Read More
VOC Co-Founder Dr. Lee Edwards was posthumously honored on Monday, March 10 at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Friends and family members of Dr. Edwards—including VOC’s President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson and Chairman of the Board Elizabeth Spalding—were… Read More
WASHINGTON—The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) today announced the election of Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett and Andrea Lauer Rice to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Lantos Swett is a leading voice for human rights, religious freedom, and anticommunism across the… Read More
President Trump recently invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), designating its members as “alien enemies” subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and deportation. This bold move, met with swift opposition, is… Read More
Lőrinc Nacsa, Hungarian State Secretary for National Policy toured the VOC Museum on Thursday, March 13. Secretary Nacsa and VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson discussed Hungary’s brave legacy of resistance to communism, exploring museum exhibits on Cardinal József… Read More
On Wednesday, March 26 at 7:00 PM ET, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation will host a teacher seminar for educators to explore the best methods for incorporating into the classroom our 4th edition high school curriculum, Communism: Its Ideology,… Read More
The Crucial Communism Teaching Act was introduced this week in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. This bill makes curricular materials available through the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) to help educate high school students about the dangers… Read More
