On the morning of July 25, in Hanoi , the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate its 75th anniversary (July 25, 1948 - July 25, 2023). General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended the ceremony. We respectfully introduce the full text of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's speech at the ceremony.
“Dear delegates and distinguished guests,
Dear uncles, brothers, sisters, comrades and friends.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA |
Today, in the heart of the splendid and elegant, civilized and heroic capital of Hanoi, where the soul of the mountains and rivers has been preserved for thousands of years, the capital of conscience and human dignity, where the sacred soul of the mountains and rivers converges, crystallizes and shines, we gather here to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations (1948 - 2023) - a political - social - professional organization of patriotic and revolutionary literary and artistic creators who have accompanied and been closely associated with the Party, the Nation and our people for the past three quarters of a century. First of all, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, I would like to send to the delegates, distinguished guests, artists and writers present today and through you, comrades and friends, to all those working in literary and artistic creation across the country my warmest greetings, sincere greetings and best wishes. Wishing you and all of your colleagues good health, creativity, happiness and many new successes in your noble career.
In particular, on this solemn and affectionate occasion, we respectfully remember and express our infinite gratitude to the great President Ho Chi Minh, the outstanding culturalist, our beloved Uncle Ho - who laid the first foundation for the new culture, literature and art in our country; remember and express our gratitude to the talented artists who have devoted and sacrificed in the revolutionary cause of the Nation; your names and works have entered the people's memory, bringing glory to the revolutionary culture, literature and art of our country.
Dear delegates, comrades and friends,
As we all know, in the thousands of years of development of the nation, Vietnamese culture, literature and art have forged a profound and unique tradition. That is a patriotic and humane culture, literature and art, closely linked to the people and the nation, becoming a great source of endogenous strength, contributing significantly to the cause of building, defending and developing the country.
The 75th Anniversary Speech presented by the Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations; the documentary film Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations - 75 years - A stream; and the passionate comments of the representative artists comprehensively, fully and deeply mentioned the heroic history of formation and development, the precious and glorious traditions and the great and very important contributions of the former National Salvation Cultural Association, as well as the present Union of Literature and Arts Associations and the country's artists over the past 75 years to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Nation, for independence, freedom, for unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, for the happiness of the people and the aspirations for socialism in the past as well as the cause of innovation, construction and protection of the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam today. Through this, we can proudly affirm: Through the years of sacrifice and hardship of the resistance wars against foreign invaders, national liberation, and national unification, as well as in the process of innovation, construction, and development of the country, the Vietnamese artists have continuously grown in all aspects. Successive generations of artists have created many valuable works in many fields, contributing worthily to the cause of national liberation, construction, and defense of the Fatherland.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong with delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Tri Dung/TTVN |
Up to now, the country's literary and artistic team has reached more than 40,000 people, including 5 generations of ethnic groups and regions across the country; working in the fields of literature, architecture, theater, fine arts, music, photography, cinema, folk arts, and ethnic minority arts; participating in 10 central professional associations and 63 provincial and municipal literary and artistic associations nationwide. It is a powerful team, closely attached to the Fatherland and the people, united and unanimous in politics and ideology, absolutely trusting in the leadership of the Party, passionate about the cause of building and developing national culture, and eager to rise up to contribute effectively. It is also the core army to continue building and developing literature and art in the new era. Literature and art continue to innovate, closely following the vibrant reality of the country, having a calm, subtle perspective, actively supporting social stability, strengthening faith, having a dialectical view of life; praising and affirming the good and positive things; encouraging new factors and new achievements, "using light to push back the darkness"; social positivity is promoted. Literature and art are increasingly diverse, rich, new, and full of potential; the trend of professionalization is increasingly promoted; national identity is increasingly going into depth, with great achievements and long strides in the career.
The team of artists is closely attached to the people's lives, passionate about their profession, devoting all their talents and enthusiasm to creating many new works. Their dedication has greatly contributed to building and nurturing patriotism, national pride, and confidence in the achievements of innovation; preserving cultural values, contributing to social stability, and encouraging the country's development. The social responsibility of artists has been affirmed and highly appreciated. Their talents and enthusiasm have contributed significantly to the formation of a new system of values, building an advanced Vietnamese culture, literature and art, imbued with national identity; building a new Vietnamese person - patriotic, united, self-reliant, loyal, honest, responsible, disciplined and creative. That is to be attached to the traditional values of patriotism and revolution, affirming the ethical and humanistic values of the Nation. The current ideological and emotional situation of the intellectual and artistic community has made an important contribution to the political stability of society and the development of the country.
Looking back over the past 75 years, we are pleased to see that artists under the common roof of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations have had impressive developments and growth, contributing greatly to the creation of cultural products, meeting the increasingly high demand for enjoyment of the people, bringing culture deeper and deeper into all areas of social life; deserving to be the core force in creating cultural values, a team of artists and trusted soldiers of the Party, State and people. With the results achieved, literature and art have made an important contribution to the task of building a cultural environment, building people; fighting against all wrongdoings, creating a healthy atmosphere in society. It is no coincidence that the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations and specialized associations have been honored by the Party and State with many noble titles and awards, especially the Gold Star Order - the most noble medal of our country. That is the recognition, trust and appreciation of the Party, State and people for the activities of the artists.
On this occasion, once again, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, I would like to warmly welcome, congratulate, commend and thank the great contributions of the country's artists and the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations.
However, in addition to the results, achievements and great contributions mentioned above, we cannot avoid limitations and weaknesses that need to be overcome soon, as the Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations has just mentioned. In particular, there are still some people whose revolutionary goals and ideals have faded, and who take social responsibility and civic duty lightly. Their works are often far from the practical life of the country and the people. Some statements, memoirs, books, newspapers, websites, and use of social networks have unconstructive and even extreme content. There is a phenomenon of "blackening" the sacred values of history and the regime, over-emphasizing the "ego" to call for freedom of creation, ... denying the Party's leadership role in literature and art. The literary and artistic achievements we have achieved in recent years are not really commensurate with the country's innovation. Quality is not in harmony with quantity. There are not many works that attract the attention and wide attention of the public and have the power to touch people's hearts. There are still few great works and great artists.
Therefore, I propose that you, my brothers, sisters, and comrades, exchange and discuss frankly, with a constructive spirit, high responsibility, "self-examination, self-correction" to overcome the limitations and weaknesses in the creation and theory of literary and artistic criticism as well as in the organization and operation of Associations and Unions of Literary and Artistic Associations nationwide."
The Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations awarded the "For the Cause of Literature and Arts" Medal and presented flowers to congratulate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA |
“Dear delegates and all artists,
With a vision from now until 2045, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, our country's culture, literature and arts are also facing new opportunities and challenges. The great achievements of historical significance in the past 40 years of renovation have created new positions and forces, strengthened the nation's overall strength and international prestige; the people's trust has been increasingly enhanced, creating important premises for building and defending the Fatherland, developing advanced Vietnamese culture, literature and arts, imbued with national identity. With all modesty, we can still say that: Our country has never had such a foundation, potential, position and international prestige as today. This is an extremely great advantage for us to increase our national pride; determined to innovate and revive our country's culture, literature and arts in the new era. On the other hand, the shortcomings and defects in the process of socio-economic development and cultural construction in the past are also major barriers to the development of culture, literature and art, and human development. The impact of globalization, international competition and the struggle in the field of culture and ideology will also be more fierce and complicated. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, digital technology, digital society, digital culture, etc. have been and are changing the global political, economic, cultural and social life, bringing both opportunities and creating new challenges for the cause of cultural development and human development of our Vietnamese people in the new era.
Faced with such opportunities and challenges, the objective requirement of our country's revolutionary cause is to continue to build, preserve and further develop the advanced Vietnamese culture, literature and art, imbued with national identity, which is truly the "spiritual foundation", "development driving force", and "lighting the way for the nation"; to build a new Vietnamese person, which is both the goal and the driving force for the country's sustainable development; and as President Ho Chi Minh once advised: "To build socialism, there must be socialist people"; to promote the cultural values, literature and art and the strength of the Vietnamese people, to arouse the aspiration to develop a prosperous and prosperous country; to create the combined strength of the entire nation to take advantage of every opportunity, overcome every challenge, and successfully achieve the goal of turning our country into a developed country with a socialist orientation by the middle of the 21st century. In this noble and great cause of the entire nation, the intellectual team, including scientific and technological intellectuals and social science and humanities intellectuals, including intellectuals and artists, has a particularly important role and position, because intellectuals and talents are the vital energy of the nation, the precious capital of the nation; Our ancestors taught: "Talents are the vital energy of the nation, when the vital energy is prosperous, the country is strong and great; when the vital energy is weak, the country is weak and declines".
For a long time, our Party has always affirmed: "Literature and art are very important and especially delicate fields of culture; they are essential needs, expressing people's aspirations for truth, goodness and beauty; they are one of the great driving forces, directly contributing to building the spiritual foundation of society and the comprehensive development of Vietnamese people" in the period of promoting industrialization, modernization, proactively and actively integrating internationally to develop the country quickly and sustainably.
In order to fulfill this noble mission and heavy but glorious responsibility before the Party, the people and the country, I earnestly hope and believe that the Vietnamese revolutionary literature and art, together with the team of artists who have been trained and tested in the revolutionary struggle in the past and in the cause of innovation and development of the country today; with the glorious tradition of the Nation, continuing to promote the achievements of literature and art over the past 75 years, we will definitely overcome all difficulties and challenges to have more works worthy of the people and our beloved Vietnam, meeting the expectations of the people.
To create conditions for the development of Literature and Art, the Party and the State always encourage all explorations, respect the creative freedom of artists, build specific mechanisms and policies for literature, art and artists in accordance with the socio-economic development of the country. The Party, the State and the People always wish, expect and require the team of artists to have many works of higher value in terms of ideology and art; truly, deeply and comprehensively reflect the reality of our country in the period of innovation, integration and development. At the same time, Vietnamese society in the period of innovation and deep integration is taking place very vibrantly, quickly and many new issues are emerging, much different from before during the war and the period of bureaucracy and subsidies. That requires each artist to renew himself, to have courage and alertness; have both the level, vision, way of thinking and new methods of expression in artistic creation, suitable for the practical requirements of Vietnam's development today. More than ever, artists must stay close to life, dare to enter the spearheads of life in agriculture, industry, services, on the market and the front of security, national defense, foreign affairs; go to remote areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas, islands to discover and reflect new factors, good practices, new issues arising in life, actively and responsibly participate in social tasks, especially the fight against corruption and negativity, contributing to building a civilized, elegant, and humane Vietnamese socialist people. Only then can our Literature and Art have good works that touch people's hearts and are necessary for the public and for society.
Here, I would like to reiterate, discuss and confide in you young artists. We all know that in our time, the life around us has many things to say and write about, but the important thing is how to say it and how to write it? Many people often say that literature and art must illuminate life, not just be a place where life manifests itself; literature and art nurture and elevate people, not just a place to express personal feelings and degrade people. Hopefully, artists and writers will realize and clearly express that to be worthy of the people's trust, love and new hope; do not let mediocrity and complacency haunt you. You comrades need to constantly learn and draw good lessons from previous generations to continue to commit, go further, and be more steadfast. The lesson is still: Great aspirations, noble ideals, harmonizing the beat of one's heart with the beat of the whole nation's heart, struggling with the rich, vibrant reality of people's lives, not just falling into personal moods, gnawing at one's thoughts, pessimism, using tricks instead of talent, looking at life with a narrow perspective, even considering literature and art simply as a hobby, entertainment or a game, a trivial passion.
The reality of literary life in our country and in the world shows that great writers are writers with great aspirations and ambitions, with far-reaching visions and profound thinking. Only with great aspirations and ambitions for creativity can one go far and be sustainable. The ultimate goal of an artist is a good work, a work with high ideological and artistic value. It reflects the soul and character of the nation, the great and powerful things of humanity and predicts the future!
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and delegates pose for a group photo. Photo: Tri Dung/TTVN |
On this occasion, I would also like to request that Party committees and authorities at all levels, from the central to local levels, need to be more deeply aware of the important role and position of culture, literature and art in the cause of innovation, construction and protection of the Fatherland; always encourage, motivate and create the most favorable conditions for cultural, literary and artistic activities through mechanisms and policies, such as: Financial support, opening creative camps, field trips, discovering, training and nurturing artistic talents; mobilizing all resources, both material and spiritual, so that culture, literature and art can develop strongly and contribute more in the coming years. This must be considered both a responsibility and a sentiment, stemming from the demands of life, and a common cause of all of us.
At the same time, I also recommend that the Union of Literature and Arts Associations; Vietnamese literary and artistic intellectuals, with the lessons learned over the past 75 years, continue to strengthen their advice to the Party and the State. Coordinate with Party committees, authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and organizations to continue to thoroughly grasp and better implement the Party's policies and guidelines on building a contingent of intellectuals, artists, developing culture, and building Vietnamese people. Continue to advise, consult, and criticize in the process of building and perfecting mechanisms, policies, and legal documents with specific criteria to discover, attract, employ, treat, and honor talented intellectuals and artists, in order to build a strong contingent of artists, ensuring quantity and quality, with a suitable structure, meeting the requirements of cultural development and building Vietnamese people in the new development stage; Have a plan to arrange and use the intellectual team reasonably; have a policy to discover, train and foster young talents; pay attention to the work of encouraging and honoring artists with outstanding achievements in literary and artistic creation activities. Strengthen the organization, improve the operational efficiency of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations from the central to local levels; advise on building mechanisms and policies, creating favorable conditions for artists to operate and contribute to the development of the country. Continue to innovate the content and methods of operation to further improve the quality and efficiency of operations. Do a good job of political and ideological work for artists so that they can be more deeply aware of their great honor and glorious responsibility towards the Fatherland, the people and the Nation; unite, strive, work creatively, and fulfill their responsibilities well; strengthen the work of fostering politics as well as professional ethics for artists; encourage brothers and sisters who have many talented and intellectual contributions to the development of the country's noble culture, literature and art.
Dear comrades and friends,
The Party, the State and the people always expect and firmly believe that the Union of Literature and Arts Associations and the Vietnamese artists will always accompany the Nation and the Party's cause of innovation; continue to promote its precious and glorious revolutionary tradition; promote innovation and creativity, better meet the requirements of the cause of cultural revival and building Vietnamese people in the new era.
Once again, I wish all delegates, distinguished guests and all artists health, happiness and success in their glorious creative work!
Wishing our country's Literature and Arts to have new developments, full of prosperity and many victories!
Thank you very much!
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