page_title: Victims of Communism Memorial
hierarchical_section_title: Victims of Communism Memorial
caption_attribution_description: English: The "Goddess of Democracy" Statue in Washington DC, also known as the "Victims of Communism Memorial" by Thomas Marsh, based on the Tianamen Square "Goddess of Democracy" that was brutally destroyed by the PRC government. Thomas Marsh has very kindly given his commitment to keeping the image of the statue free to use and has licensed the image (the right to photograph the statue) "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0" (unported) and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts) The This covers not only the Victims of Communism Memorial but also the statue in the Newseum in DC, the statue in Vancouver, BC, and the statue in Calgary, Alberta. Attribution should read "Statue by Thomas Marsh" or "Statue recreated by Thomas Marsh" or similar. Ticket contains permission from the sculptor. OTRS Wikimedia as ticket #2013050210011398.
context_page_description: The Victims of Communism Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C. located at the intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, NW, two blocks from Union Station and within view of the U.S. Capitol.
  The memorial is dedicated "to the more than one hundred million victims of communism". The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation says the purpose of the memorial is to ensure "that the history of communist tyranny will be taught to future generations."
  The Victims of Communism Memorial was dedicated by President George W. Bush on June 12, 2007, the 20th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech in front of the Berlin Wall.
  The Memorial features a ten-foot bronze replica from photographs, of the Goddess of Democracy, erected by students during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The monument's design and the statue are works of sculptor Thomas Marsh.
  He led a project in 1994, to re-create the Goddess of Democracy in Chinatown, San Francisco.
  The inscription reads:
  To the more than one hundred million victims of communism and to those who love liberty
  To the freedom and independence of all captive nations and peoples
context_section_description: The Victims of Communism Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C. located at the intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, NW, two blocks from Union Station and within view of the U.S. Capitol.
  The memorial is dedicated "to the more than one hundred million victims of communism". The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation says the purpose of the memorial is to ensure "that the history of communist tyranny will be taught to future generations."
  The Victims of Communism Memorial was dedicated by President George W. Bush on June 12, 2007, the 20th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech in front of the Berlin Wall.
  The Memorial features a ten-foot (3 m) bronze replica from photographs, of the Goddess of Democracy, erected by students during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The monument's design and the statue are works of sculptor Thomas Marsh.
  He led a project in 1994, to re-create the Goddess of Democracy in Chinatown, San Francisco.
  The inscription reads:
  (front) To the more than one hundred million victims of communism and to those who love liberty
  (rear) To the freedom and independence of all captive nations and peoples
caption: Goddess of Democracy replica
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