White House declares Nov 7 Victims of Communism Day
Preobrazhensky Regiment march on Nevsky Prospekt, March 1917. Source: Mary Evans Picture Library
In a statement, the White House identified Nov. 7 as the 100 year anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, which gave rise to communism in Russia. The White House called communism "a political philosophy incompatible with liberty, prosperity, and the dignity of human life."
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