The National Captive Nations Committee (NCNC) is an
anti-Communism advocacy group
Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the developm ...
based in
Washington, D.C. It was established in 1959 according to by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower, which introduced the
Captive Nations Week
Captive Nations Week is an annual official observance in the United States aimed at demonstrating solidarity with "captive nations" under the control of authoritarian governments.
Background
Initially, the week was aimed at raising public awarene ...
, with the purpose to maintain the
Captive Nations List. The founder and long-time chairman of NCNC was
Lev Dobriansky
Lev Eugene Dobriansky (November 9, 1918 – January 30, 2008) was an American diplomat and professor of economics at Georgetown University. He served as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, and was also an anti-communist advocate. He is known for his ...
, who wrote the original Captive Nations Resolution, which was signed into Public Law 86–90.
[ The local captive nations sommittees were often allied with the ]Banderite
A Banderite or BanderoviteAlso referred to as ''Banderivets'', ''Banderovets'', ''Banderovtsy'', ''Benderovets'', ''Banderite'', ''Bandera'', or ''Banderlog''. ( uk, бандерівець, bandеrivets; pl, Banderowiec; russian: бандерР...
wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists; for example, the Washington DC committee was chaired by the local OUN head.
The activities of the NCNC include sponsoring the Captive Nations Award and the annual Captive Nations Week.[
In 1993, Section 905 of the Public Law 103-199 authorized the NCNC to establish an organization, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, to construct, maintain, and operate the ]Victims of Communism Memorial
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 dedicat ...
in Washington, D.C.Public Law 103-199
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Records of the activities of the NCNC from 1970-1982 (correspondence, clippings, photographs, books, etc.) were donated by Dobriansky to Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
.[National Captive Nations Committee Records]
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References
Anti-communist organizations in the United States
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Cold War
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