After 80 years, the outline of Vietnamese culture still affirms its value and continues to guide the development of Vietnamese culture.
80 years ago, in 1943, amid the turmoil of the revolution, the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Party Central Committee in Vong La (Dong Anh, Phuc Yen, now Hanoi) approved the Outline on Vietnamese culture drafted by General Secretary Truong Chinh, with three basic principles: nation, science, and mass.
Outline on Vietnamese culture by General Secretary Truong Chinh
Regarding the cultural outline that General Secretary Truong Chinh drafted on behalf of the Party, according to Prof. Phong Le, General Secretary Truong Chinh became the designer of a corresponding revolutionary cultural and artistic line and served the people's democratic revolution from the August Revolution until the end of 1986, the year the XNUMXth Party Congress was held.
Mr. Phong Le analyzed the three principles of the Outline on Vietnamese culture in the context of its birth.
With the right principle of nationalization, and with the birth of the National Salvation Culture Association, since the introduction of the Outline on Vietnamese culture, almost the majority of the nation's scientific and artistic intellectuals have turned towards the revolution.
President Ho Chi Minh and Mr. Truong Chinh, Pham Van Dong, Vo Nguyen Giap at the Viet Bac War Zone
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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong commented: "When talking about comrade Truong Chinh, it is impossible not to emphasize his role in the field of theory, culture and ideology.
President Ho Chi Minh and Mr. Truong Chinh on July 1, 7
In the course of revolutionary activities, Comrade Truong Chinh has constantly studied, researched, improved his cultural capital, cultivated into a great cultural personality, with many important contributions, formed the Party's leadership line on culture, laid the theoretical basis for building a new Vietnamese culture according to the motto of nation, science and mass.
In fact, the principles of the Outline of Vietnamese Culture have been the guiding line for the development of Vietnamese culture for the past 80 years and will continue to guide the country's culture and art.
Mr. Truong Chinh with Mr. Le Duan, Pham Van Dong
Those who attended the conference in Vong La 80 years ago and perhaps even the author himself did not expect that the brief, concise cultural outline, with three basic principles of ethnicity, science, and mass, written in the context that the country has not yet gained independence, has such long-lasting vitality and sustainable guiding value.
General Secretary Truong Chinh read a political report at the 12th Party Congress in December 1986
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Hoai Son - Standing member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education, the outline of Vietnamese culture was born in the context that the country has not gained independence, so one of the basic objectives of the outline is to use culture to become the strength of the nation.
The three principles of nation, science, and mass continued to guide the right way for culture to develop in the post-war period of building a rich and strong country.
The spirit of the Outline on Vietnamese culture continued to enter into the Resolution of the Fifth Conference of the Central Executive Committee, term VIII and the Resolution of the Ninth Conference of the Central Executive Committee, term XI.
Truong Chinh at the IV Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on October 20, 10
These are considered important documents of the Party on the development of Vietnamese culture in the new period, inheriting the basic principles of the Outline on Vietnamese culture, concretizing them.
In which the national principle is supplemented with the values of the world to become an advanced culture imbued with national identity.
Mr. Son said that in the current context, when social morality faces many problems, many negative cultural phenomena and superstitions re-emerge, the wise ideas of the Outline on Vietnamese culture once again show the correctness of the Party's policy represented by General Secretary Truong Chinh.
Talking to Tuoi Tre Online, Dr. Nguyen Viet Chuc, former deputy chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education, said that the outline of Vietnamese culture in 1943 is still valid because it correctly affirms the position and role of culture with the dialectical relationship between politics and economy.
Culture is national and inherited, especially for a country with a long-standing culture with unique and distinctive values, creating the Vietnamese cultural identity.
Our Party has affirmed that the cultural cause is the cause of the whole people. The goal of culture is for everyone. The outline of Vietnamese culture in 1943 has promoted its value during the past 80 years.
Truong Chinh attended the scientific conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the announcement of the Outline of Vietnamese culture on December 27, 12.
According to Mr. Chuc, the Party always puts the role of culture on top. When there was no government, it was focusing on the national liberation revolution, but the Party held a central conference to discuss and promulgate the Outline on Vietnamese culture in 1943.
The birth of the outline of Vietnamese culture is the torch that lights the way, orienting thought, awareness, and motto of cultural activities for the entire Party and people.
Culture has a very important position and role in the development of the country. In that revolutionary process, it can be seen that when culture is promoted and given proper attention, there is also great success.
Comrade Truong Chinh at the conference to direct the compilation of the complete book Ho Chi Minh on April 20, 4
Even in the resistance wars against France and the United States for national liberation, culture was one of the decisive factors for the people's victory.
“When it comes to culture, we mean the quintessence and the most quintessential that is crystallized and molded into the best, most unique, humane and compassionate values. As early as 1946 we had a national conference on culture.
Among the current consequences, it must be mentioned that a large number of cadres and party members have degraded, degraded in ideology, morality, lifestyle, embezzlement, corruption, and lost the people's trust. That is "lack of culture".
Because there is a culture and being a "model", "never" goes to corruption. Then, issues such as domestic violence, school violence, and social evils are still on the rise, which is the "weakness" when culture is not properly cared for", Mr. Chuc emphasized.
General Secretary Truong Chinh led the Northern People's Delegation to Ho Chi Minh City to attend the Political Consultative Conference for National Reunification
General Secretary Truong Chinh visited Doc Mieu base, Quang Tri in January 1
Since the 2021th Party Congress and especially after the XNUMX National Conference on Culture with the orientations pointed out by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, it is clear that limitations and deviations have been rectified.
The committees have paid much attention to culture. Deploying national culture is nationalization. National cultural identity absorbs the quintessence of world culture and science and builds an advanced culture imbued with national identity. Culture is the spiritual foundation of society.
In particular, according to Mr. Chuc, the issue of mass is very important, a culture for everyone, for all people, not a specific culture for someone. That shows the cultural identity of the nation. At the same time, it creates a "string", the "glue" that binds the unity of the whole Party and people.
Mr. Truong Chinh visits the family of Ms. Tran Thi Hong and Ms. Le Thi Cuc, the revolutionary base in Dong Xuan, Kim Anh, Vinh Phu, now in Soc Son, Hanoi.
President Ho Chi Minh attended the opening of the Cultural Exhibition on October 7, 10
Dr. Dang Xuan Thanh - grandson of General Secretary Truong Chinh - said that from "Mr Nam Than" - an alias due to Truong Chinh's famous carefulness, to "Mr New Year" - a name that Southern compatriots and cadres affectionately gave him, was an arduous journey.
According to Mr. Thanh, all of his grandfather's sons have served in the army. Someone once asked Truong Chinh why he didn't support his son, Dang Xuan Ky, the answer surprised and poignant: "Unfortunately, he is my son again".
This "cultural personality" more than ever needs to be promoted in this day and age, just like his Outline on Vietnamese culture.
In the years 1982-1983, Truong Chinh was criticized by his comrades for "following Yugoslav-style marketism". For a pure and steadfast communist like him, he must have been very upset about this criticism.
But it was also he who was very determined and strong to fight for what he believed was right, the way he had always been.
Mr. Truong Chinh with people working in cinema
Mr. Truong Chinh and the National Assembly deputies are artists and writers
After accepting the role of General Secretary on behalf of his recently deceased comrade - General Secretary Le Duan, he saw the draft Political Report submitted to the Sixth Congress and disagreed and proposed a second draft.
As a participant to a certain extent in the preparation of documents of the VI Congress, Mr. Vo Van Kiet witnessed Truong Chinh directly directed the drafting and personally corrected each sentence and word in the draft document.
"Comrade is not only a person with great merit in initiating Doi Moi but also makes a great contribution to maintaining discipline in the Party," said Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.
At the end of that historic 1986, General Secretary Truong Chinh successfully directed the XNUMXth Congress - the Congress of Innovation, which not only helped to liberate the economy but also brought culture and art to a new page. Many people still remember how bustling the atmosphere of innovation was in the world of artists at that time.
Since then, a series of talented artists and writers have had the opportunity to appear, creating a new artistic face for the country such as Nguyen Huy Thiep, Bao Ninh ... in the field of literature, Tran Van Thuy in the field of documentaries...
Delegates to the 11st National Cultural Conference in November 1946
In the last days of February history, Tuoi Tre Online searched for Vong La commune (Dong Anh district, Hanoi) - where 2 years ago, General Secretary Truong Chinh drafted and approved the Outline on Vietnamese culture.
The gate of Vong La village today – Photo: PHAM TUAN
At the gate of Fishing Village, located right next to the left dyke road of the Red River, in Vong La village (Vong La commune), a large signboard reads "Traditional relics of the Central Party Central Committee in the period 1941-1945".
In the area of the relic site, a large stone stele was erected stating: Vong La fishing village is where the Standing Committee of the Party Central Committee met to discuss the expansion of the United National Front and the promotion of armed insurrection, through the adoption of a cultural outline for national salvation.
As someone who was told in detail about the time when the Outline of Vietnamese culture in 1943, Mr. Phan The Kien (82 years old) - the head of the Vong La Village Elderly Branch - recounted:
Mr. Phan The Kien (82 years old) - the head of the Vong La Village Elderly Association - explains about the stone stele erected at the village relic site - Photo: PHAM TUAN
“When the Central Ministries met in Vong La village, I was too young at that time, but later told by my predecessors, that was the time when Mr. Truong Chinh drafted the Outline of Culture and presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Party Central Committee to approve the Outline on Vietnamese culture.”
Talking about the reason why Vong La village was chosen as a "safe area" to hold the conference, Mr. Kien said that the Party's view of finding a place for revolutionary activities in the past was first to be close to the road (near the road), second to be close to the river (near the river) and people must ensure the safety of cadres during operation.
The ground floor at the house where Mr. Q is staying is where the late General Secretary Truong Chinh drafted the outline of Vietnamese culture - Photo: PHAM TUAN
Vong La meets all three factors mentioned above: near the Red River, near the national highway connecting to "the capital of the resistance Thai Nguyen and Tan Trao (Tuyen Quang)". At the same time, the people here are assessed as "always have a patriotic tradition".
“Vong La is also a convenient place to receive instructions from the central government from Hanoi. If something goes wrong, it's convenient to go to Hanoi, and it's also good to leave. Especially, during the time when the comrades of the Party Central Committee were active, our people kept them safe and kept them safe," said Mr. Kien.
Mr. Kien added that during the time when General Secretary Truong Chinh, comrades Hoang Van Thu, Hoang Quoc Viet, Nguyen Luong Bang... were operating in Vong La village, there were 12 families in the village who directly raised and protected senior Party officials.
In particular, the house of Nguyen Thi Question is the place where General Secretary Truong Chinh chose to draft the draft outline of Vietnamese culture. After that, the above outline was approved in the back room of the communal house of Vong La village.
Mr. Q (one of 12 families that once raised revolutionary cadres in Vong La village) and his son sat down to talk about the days of raising cadres and the process of drafting Vietnamese cultural outlines – Photo: PHAM TUAN
Looking to the house of Mr. Q, when he was introduced to the journalist to learn about the family's cadre's rearing process, he said: "In the past, my family had a wooden box specializing in storing rice, if a stranger entered, Truong Chinh, Hoang Quoc Viet ... would go to the rice box to hide. My father-in-law was electrocuted in the middle of this yard when the enemy came in while he was busy hiding documents for the officials."
Ms. Q also affirmed that the current ground of the house she is living in is also the place where General Secretary Truong Chinh wrote the Outline on Vietnamese culture.
The communal house of Vong La village today – Photo: PHAM TUAN
* The article references material from the book Truong Chinh - A great mind, an outstanding leader of the Vietnamese Revolution, National Political Publishing House, Truth, 2020.
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