Join us as leading experts discuss why the Soviet Union was evil, why it collapsed, and yet why the allure of socialism persists today. Panelists will also explore how we best share these lessons with today’s youth.

Opening Remarks

Angela Sailor, Vice President, The Feulner Institute, The Heritage Foundation
John O’Sullivan, President, The Danube Institute
Alan Charles Kors, Ph.D., Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Session I: The Collapse of the Evil Empire

Katie Gorka, Director, Civil Society and the American Dialogue, The Heritage Foundation
Lee Edwards, Ph.D., Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought, The Heritage Foundation
David Satter, Journalist and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Sebastian Gorka, Ph.D., Radio and TV Host

Session II: Marxism Inside the Gate

Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy and Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Zilvinas Silenas, President, Foundation for Economic Education
Morgan Zegers, CEO, Young Americans Against Socialism
Katie Gorka, Director for Civil Society and the American Dialogue, The Heritage Foundation

Session III: Communism Today

Elizabeth Spalding, Ph.D., Vice Chairman, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Rosa Maria Paya, Cuban freedom activist
Daniel DiMartino, Senior Contributor, Young Voices and Venezuelan freedom activist
Lily Tang Williams, Chinese freedom activist

Closing Remarks: Sharing the Lessons with the Next Generations

Elizabeth Spalding, Ph.D., Vice Chairman, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation

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Communism’s Dark Tyranny: The 30th Anniversary of the Collapse of the Soviet Union