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The '''Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation''' ('''VOC''') is a [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] propaganda organization in the [[United States]] authorized by a unanimous act of [[Congress of the United States|Congress]] in 1993 for the purpose of "educating Americans about the ideology, history and legacy of [[communism]]." It claims that communism killed over 100 million people, using [[Adrian Zenz]] as one of its sources.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Ukes, Kooks & Spooks|newspaper=Medium|title=‘Captive Nations’: The Forgotten Origins of the ‘Victims of Communism’|date=2022-09-29|url=https://mossrobeson.medium.com/captive-nations-the-forgotten-origins-of-the-victims-of-communism-11f455141133|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021195824/https://mossrobeson.medium.com/captive-nations-the-forgotten-origins-of-the-victims-of-communism-11f455141133|archive-date=2022-10-21|retrieved=2022-11-07}}</ref> | The '''Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation''' ('''VOC''') is a [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] propaganda organization in the [[United States]] authorized by a unanimous act of [[Congress of the United States|Congress]] in 1993 for the purpose of "educating Americans about the ideology, history and legacy of [[communism]]." It claims that communism killed over 100 million people, using [[Adrian Zenz]] as one of its sources.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Ukes, Kooks & Spooks|newspaper=Medium|title=‘Captive Nations’: The Forgotten Origins of the ‘Victims of Communism’|date=2022-09-29|url=https://mossrobeson.medium.com/captive-nations-the-forgotten-origins-of-the-victims-of-communism-11f455141133|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021195824/https://mossrobeson.medium.com/captive-nations-the-forgotten-origins-of-the-victims-of-communism-11f455141133|archive-date=2022-10-21|retrieved=2022-11-07}}</ref> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The foundation is the successor of the [[National Captive Nations Committee]] founded in 1960, which considered many [[Nation|nations]] in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] to be occupied by "Communist [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–1991)|Russian]] [[imperialism]]." | The foundation is the successor of the [[National Captive Nations Committee]] founded in 1960, which considered many [[Nation|nations]] in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] to be occupied by "Communist [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–1991)|Russian]] [[imperialism]]." Its list of supposedly captive nations included Idel-Ural and Cossackia, which were made up by the [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]] propaganda ministry.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
The VOC was founded in 1993 by Lee Edwards, a conservative author and fellow at the right-wing Heritage Foundation. [[Jimmy Carter]]'s National Security Advisor, [[Zbigniew Brzeziński|Zbigniew Brzezinski]] was also a cofounder<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/23/arts/for-the-victims-of-communism.html</ref> as well as Lev Dobriansky, who helped [[Fascism|fascist]] collaborator [[Stepan Bandera]] receive a US visa. Both are deeply anti-communist, but the former represents a hard-power (military power) opposition to communism, whereas the latter represents soft-power opposition (which include influence operations, psychological warfare, etc.). | The VOC was founded in 1993 by Lee Edwards, a conservative author and fellow at the right-wing Heritage Foundation. [[Jimmy Carter]]'s National Security Advisor, [[Zbigniew Brzeziński|Zbigniew Brzezinski]] was also a cofounder<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/23/arts/for-the-victims-of-communism.html</ref> as well as Lev Dobriansky, who helped [[Fascism|fascist]] collaborator [[Stepan Bandera]] receive a US visa. Both are deeply anti-communist, but the former represents a hard-power (military power) opposition to communism, whereas the latter represents soft-power opposition (which include influence operations, psychological warfare, etc.). | ||
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* ''[[The Black Book of Communism]]'' | * ''[[The Black Book of Communism]]'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:53, 27 February 2024
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is a anti-communist propaganda organization in the United States authorized by a unanimous act of Congress in 1993 for the purpose of "educating Americans about the ideology, history and legacy of communism." It claims that communism killed over 100 million people, using Adrian Zenz as one of its sources.[1]
The organization was responsible for building the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is a member of the European Union's Platform of European Memory and Conscience. In April 2020, the foundation announced it would count all worldwide deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic as victims of communism[2] and lost whatever little credibility it had left.
History
The foundation is the successor of the National Captive Nations Committee founded in 1960, which considered many nations in the Soviet Union to be occupied by "Communist Russian imperialism." Its list of supposedly captive nations included Idel-Ural and Cossackia, which were made up by the Nazi propaganda ministry.[1]
The VOC was founded in 1993 by Lee Edwards, a conservative author and fellow at the right-wing Heritage Foundation. Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski was also a cofounder[3] as well as Lev Dobriansky, who helped fascist collaborator Stepan Bandera receive a US visa. Both are deeply anti-communist, but the former represents a hard-power (military power) opposition to communism, whereas the latter represents soft-power opposition (which include influence operations, psychological warfare, etc.).
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ukes, Kooks & Spooks (2022-09-29). "‘Captive Nations’: The Forgotten Origins of the ‘Victims of Communism’" Medium. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ https://amp.dailycaller.com/2020/04/10/communism-china-coronavirus-deaths
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/23/arts/for-the-victims-of-communism.html