Professor, Doctor Pham Hong Tung's elaborate research on the August Revolution

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, the Truth National Political Publishing House introduces to readers the book August Revolution 1945 in Vietnam: When the entire nation decided to "use our own strength to liberate ourselves" compiled by Professor, Doctor Pham Hong Tung.

The book is a monograph of elaborate research, built on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach based on modern historical methodology, combined with the exploitation and processing of many rich and diverse historical sources painstakingly collected in Vietnam and abroad.

The book August Revolution of 1945 in Vietnam: When the entire nation decided to "use our own strength to liberate ourselves", compiled by Professor, Dr. Pham Hong Tung.

The book focuses on systematically, comprehensively and deeply analyzing the basic historical contents of the August Revolution: the situation in Vietnam under the domination of French colonialism and the Japanese army; the new guidelines and strategies of the Indochinese Communist Party, the birth of the Viet Minh Front to lead and organize the revolutionary movement; the attitude of the Allied countries towards Indochina before March 9, 1945; the coup d'état of the Japanese army (March 9, 1945) and political changes in Vietnam as well as the leap forward of the patriotic and revolutionary movement in Vietnam; the process of tens of millions of Vietnamese people uniting to "use our own strength to liberate ourselves" under the leadership of the Party, the Viet Minh Front and President Ho Chi Minh , establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; the characteristics, nature and historical significance of the August Revolution in 1945.

Through the work, the author draws a series of important conclusions with profound theoretical and practical value.

Firstly, the August Revolution of 1945 was the culmination of the entire struggle for independence, freedom, national reunification, democracy and social progress that the Vietnamese people had persistently and heroically carried out continuously from 1858 to 1945.

Second, the August Revolution of 1945 was the result of the uprising of the entire Vietnamese people under the wise and talented leadership of the Indochinese Communist Party and leader Ho Chi Minh.

Third, the victory of the August Revolution in 1945 was the result of the smooth interaction between subjective and objective factors, in which the subjective factor played the most decisive role.

Fourthly, in terms of the form of development, the victory of the August Revolution was the result of a smooth combination of struggles in the political, military , cultural and diplomatic fields; between the urban and rural struggles of all classes and strata, in which the working masses played the most important role.

Fifth, although the General Uprising to seize power took place in each locality in various forms and with different routes, the August Revolution of 1945 was basically a unified historical process on a national scale in its main characteristics.

Sixth, although the August Revolution of 1945 achieved fundamental and great victory, there were still a number of tasks that had to be completed in the following revolutionary stages.

The outstanding value of the book does not stop at vividly and authentically recreating the context, forces, preparations, and seizing the opportunity to seize power in the August Revolution, but the author also provides scientific and profound analysis, helping readers have a more complete understanding of the characteristics, nature, significance, and historical lessons of the August Revolution of 1945 in the historical context of the Vietnamese people, the situation of the region, and the context of the world.

The comprehensive analysis, recognition, and assessment of the context and impact from many aspects help the author clearly affirm: The victory of the August Revolution in 1945 was not a "chance", an "accident" resulting from the appearance of a "power vacuum" as conceived by some Western scholars.

A revolution that took place on a large scale and won quickly with little bloodshed shows that subjective factors, internal factors, especially the leadership and organizational role of the Indochinese Communist Party and the Viet Minh were the most decisive factors for the victory of the August Revolution.

The research work of Professor, Doctor Pham Hong Tung contributes to affirming the lasting value of the ideology of great national unity, of the national independence policy associated with the most progressive trends of the era. These are invaluable legacies that the Party, President Ho Chi Minh and our people have left for our nation today and tomorrow.

TUE LAM

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