First-ever ‘Victims of Communism’ museum opens in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Victims of Communism Memorial Basis, a nonprofit approved by Congress in 1993, introduced the opening of its new “Victims of Communism Museum” Monday.

The group stated the museum shall be used to memorialize “the greater than 100 million individuals murdered by communist regimes.”

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“The Victims of Communism Museum is a spot to recollect the worldwide crimes of communism, previous and current,” stated basis Chairman Edwin Feulner. “By means of our efforts, we are going to try to convey a few world free from the false hope of communism and to strengthen and promote the values of particular person liberty, a free economic system, the rule of regulation, democratic self-government and human rights.”

The inspiration said the museum would be the first of its variety globally to debate the historical past of communism and its present affect throughout Europe, Asia and South America.

In accordance with the inspiration, the museum stretches greater than 9,000 sq. toes, with its first ground internet hosting three primary galleries about communist historical past that guests can stroll by means of.

“Starting with the collapse of the Soviet Union in December of 1991, individuals started to shortly overlook the legacy of communism and the sway it held over hundreds of thousands of individuals around the globe,” stated basis co-founder Lee Edwards. “Communist ruling events nonetheless management a fifth of the world’s inhabitants, and we opened this museum to function each a memorial to those that died from it and a beacon of hope for many who resist it.”

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The museum opened its doorways to most people at McPherson Sq. in Washington, D.C. For extra data, go to the group’s web site right here.