“Human beings are created by God, and all beings are unified bodies having both material and spiritual aspects. Therefore, I am opposed to the historical materialism of communism. I have carried out a movement for victory over communism throughout the world. I have advised successive U.S. Presidents to protect the free world, standing up to the communist strategy of turning the world red.”
In 1968, at the height of the Cold War, the founders established the International Federation for Victory Over Communism, an international anti-communist campaign centered on their ideology that could overcome communist thought. In 1985, when the communist ideology was at its strongest point, Rev. Moon predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union. Sure enough, in 1991, that prediction came true.
In April 1990, Rev. Moon met with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the Kremlin in Moscow. This was a major turning point that ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev, inspired by his meeting with Rev. Moon, dissolved the Communist Party and resigned as President of the Soviet Union in 1991. The bloodless dismantling of the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War and opened a new era for democracy.
