Washington is getting a new and vital addition to its archipelago of museums in the coming days: the Victims of Communism Museum. Founded by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC), the building will be open to the general public on Monday.
The Victims of Communism Museum will be the only one of its kind in the world that explains communism’s past along with its influence throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. Lee Edwards, co-founder and chairman emeritus of the foundation, told National Review: “We see the museum as a cornerstone of the national education program and campaign. We see it as an important part of our mission to educate young Americans . . . about the history, legacy, and ideology of communism.” Lee underscored that VOC has a clear political agenda: “We feel that once we have done that, we will have been able to make them understand that they will not want to vote for a socialist and that communism is not only bad but evil.”
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