Remembering the Victims of Communism

Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall was breached and Soviet communism, at long last, entered its death spiral.

After claiming approximately 100 million victims in the 20th century, communism was dismissed to the ash heap of history. But those who suffered under its boot heel have largely been confined to the history books when not forgotten altogether.

Author and historian Lee Edwards set out to correct this oversight with the creation of the Victims of Communism memorial and online museum, dedicated to those who perished because of Communist regimes between 1917 and 1989.

Reason.tv spoke to Edwards about the importance of historical memory, plans for a forthcoming bricks-and-mortar museum in Washington, DC, and the paintings of Ukrainian gulag survivor Nikolai Gettman, currently on display at the Heritage Foundation, where Edwards is a "Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought."

Produced by Meredith Bragg and Michael C. Moynihan.

Interview by Moynihan. Shot and edited by Bragg. Approximately 4 minutes.

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[madfabricator77]

Every day people come to the u.s. legally and illegally. Can one of you communists explain why people don't try to get into russia, china, cuba, n. Korea, or venezuela. I mean if its so great.

[Misanthropedia]

*Victims of Marxism-Leninism.

[FRSFreeStateNow]

@COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY

LOL attack the messenger when you can't attack the message

[albokk]

@COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY lol hey buddy how many years did u lice under a communist regime??

[COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY]

@albokk you keep quiet, it is you are are entirely ignorant and a complete liar

[COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY]

@FRSFreeStateNow your replies are utterly irrational and absurd. Even your user name is inherently contradictory. As Lenin stated- Freedom will exist when there is NO state. You fail to even comprehend this basic concept

[FRSFreeStateNow]

@COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY

LOL I'll take the two "trolls" over you

[COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY]

@MrReco12 even if that figure were correct, it;s not a lot on the grand scheme of things. Take a look through history at all the imperialist wars, and take a look at the list on COMPHILO's channel. You would then probably need your brain taken apart and re-assembed

[COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY]

@FRSFreeStateNow what a pathetic comment, one completely unsupported by a shred of evidence, yet two trolls gave it the thumbs up lol. On YT anything is possible lol