HO CHI MINH - Biography in pictures: A remarkable and touching work

“ Ho Chi Minh, the most beautiful name/A belief in Ho Chi Minh” - a book with content and images carefully selected about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh - an outstanding revolutionary, a great cultural thinker, the one who laid the foundation for the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, leading the Vietnamese people to gain independence and build the foundation of a modern nation.

Uncle Ho's life and career through photos

HO CHI MINH - The pictorial biography compiled by Dong A and published by the University of Education Publishing House, 324 pages thick, 25 x 30cm in size, launched in the meaningful year 2025: marking the 135th anniversary of Uncle Ho's birthday, 56 years since Uncle Ho passed away, 56 years of preserving and promoting the value of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace (1969-2025) and 71 years since Uncle Ho lived and worked at the Presidential Palace (1954-2025).

HO CHI MINH - Pictorial biography with portrait of Nguyen Ai Quoc in 1924 on cover 1.

The book synthesizes a relatively complete portrait of the modern leader of the Vietnamese people. The important marks in President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary journey are highlighted through 7 parts: Childhood and maturity (1890-1911), Traveling to find a way to save the country (1911-1924), Revolutionary activities abroad (1924-1941), Leading the August General Uprising (1941-1945), Leading the resistance against the French (1945-1954), Leading the resistance against the US and unifying the country (1954-1969) and the final part is Ho Chi Minh's Legacy (since 1969).

The special pictorial history pages begin with the wandering journey of a young man named Van Ba who boarded the Amiral Latouche-Tréville ship at Nha Rong Port on June 5, 1911. Next, the patriotic young man Nguyen Tat Thanh became the first Vietnamese communist to actively participate in the international Communist Movement.

Vivid historical education publications for the young generation.

In 1930, Nguyen Ai Quoc organized the conference to establish the Communist Party of Vietnam . After that, he returned to the Fatherland to lead the revolutionary movement, launched the August Revolution, and established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. President Ho Chi Minh continued to lead the revolutionary government, the entire army and the entire people into two long-term resistance wars to regain national independence, aiming towards national unification.

“If in September 2024, the book Vietnamese History in Pictures was introduced to readers as an important step in our journey to create a picture encyclopedia, then in September 2025, the book HO CHI MINH - Picture Biography will continue to be a special historical documentary work, opening up a vivid form of media education to help readers - especially the younger generation - get closer to Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style.”
Ms. HANG GIANG (Director of Dong A Cultural Company)

Precious, massive documents

Through enjoying and admiring the vivid visual images with valuable data in each page of the book designed with strong scientific and artistic values, a large number of readers have the opportunity to approach, learn and respect the noble values in the life and outstanding career of President Ho Chi Minh.

Many paintings, portraits, photos of artifacts and monuments, and valuable documents were collected from many museums in the country and the French Overseas Archives Center in Aix en Provence - which owns a collection of documents about 8,000 pages about President Ho Chi Minh. The book has been reviewed, edited and commented on by Associate Professor Dr. Tran Duc Cuong (Chairman of the Vietnam Historical Science Association), Historian Duong Trung Quoc, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Ba Cuong, etc.

In addition to the popular edition, the book also has a special edition S100 made as a work of fine art, creating a timeless value in the series of books about beloved Uncle Ho, contributing to spreading historical and cultural values to the public of many generations.

The editorial team carefully noted small stories about President Ho Chi Minh's life, briefly summarizing the world situation corresponding to each stage in his life and career. On page 74, the book writes: "Nguyen Ai Quoc devoted himself to journalism to create a great impact on public opinion. Journalism was the main front in the early days of Nguyen Ai Quoc's revolutionary activities."

Many pages in the book are very touching, such as the section about Uncle Ho's pure and elegant life and friendly manner from Viet Bac to Hanoi (page 226). The page prints 19 items that Uncle Ho used during his lifetime, from a conical hat to sandals and a simple but great typewriter. The page "Hai Trinh" is a map of Uncle Ho's journey to find a way to save the country through many countries and continents, or the page collecting nearly 50 postage stamps with beautiful pictures of Uncle Ho...

Khanh Kien

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/van-hoa/202509/ho-chi-minh-tieu-su-bang-hinhcong-trinh-ky-cong-xuc-dong-6fd16cf/