Today’s the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Bolshevik Revolution. That Revolution created the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist state. President Donald Trump declared today the National Day for the Victims of Communism.

The White House statement called communism “incompatible with liberty, prosperity and the dignity of human life.” It noted that communist regimes have killed more than 100 million people. These regimes, “under the false pretense of liberation, systematically robbed innocent people of their God-given rights of free worship, freedom of association, and countless other rights we hold sacrosanct.”

Today is a day to remember those who lost their lives or suffered under communism, the statement said. “In their memory and in honor of the indomitable spirit of those who have fought courageously to spread freedom and opportunity around the world, our Nation reaffirms its steadfast resolve to shine the light of liberty for all who yearn for a brighter, freer future.”