The Glorious Era of Vietnam

Striving to build a strong and prosperous homeland and country, with a prosperous and happy people is to fulfill Uncle Ho's wish during his lifetime.

National independence associated with socialism

President Ho Chi Minh spent his entire life fighting for national independence and freedom and happiness for the people. He emphasized: “If the country is independent but the people do not enjoy freedom and happiness, then independence is meaningless”. He found the value of independence, freedom and happiness in the goals and ideals of scientific socialism. Therefore, national independence and socialism are great ideas and goals throughout his journey to find a way to save the country and lead the Vietnamese revolution.

It is important to emphasize that socialism in Ho Chi Minh's Thought is not a rigid dogma, alien to the material and spiritual interests of people; on the contrary, it is very specific and practical. He said: "Socialism first of all aims to help the working people escape poverty, to help everyone have jobs, to be well-off and live a happy life." In short, concise but easy to understand, it is "rich people, strong country" socialism - a concept of socialism that is consistent with the traditional concept of the Vietnamese people and in line with the trend of the present era. That concept and goal were identified in the first documents of our Party and were affirmed as the right choice through historical periods, because it met the practical requirements of national development.

In the struggle for national independence, under the light of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, the Party has set out the correct path, especially the art of seizing opportunities to abolish the colonial-feudal government, making the August Revolution in 1945, bringing the country into the era of independence, freedom, and building socialism. Through the resistance war against the French colonialists and the invading American imperialists, our Party, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, led the people to rise up, fight steadfastly, defeat all types of aggressive wars, protect the achievements of the revolution, liberate the South, and unify the country. From there, the country entered the era of unity, innovation, and development. When the socialist system in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe collapsed, Vietnam fell into a situation of countless difficulties. However, continuing to adhere to Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought; steadfastly adhering to the goal of national independence associated with socialism; Keeping faith in the path that the beloved leader chose for the nation, our country has persistently and determinedly embarked on the “long march of innovation”. As a result, after nearly 40 years of implementing the innovation process under the leadership of the Party, “our country has never had the potential, position and international prestige as it does today”.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once said: "I have only one desire, the ultimate desire, which is to make our country completely independent, our people completely free, everyone has food to eat, clothes to wear, and education." Realizing his wishes, the achievements of nearly 80 years of founding the country and 40 years of renovation have brought a full and prosperous life to all classes of people. In particular, to turn Vietnam into a rich and powerful country, "standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers", the entire political system has been striving to achieve the breakthrough socio-economic development goals set at the 13th National Party Congress and the growth target of 8% or more in 2025, continuously achieving double-digit growth in the period 2026-2030...

The world is undergoing many epochal changes. Hostile and reactionary forces have never given up their plots to overthrow the leadership of the Communist Party and the socialist regime in Vietnam. Non-traditional security challenges have caused many negative impacts... However, for Vietnam, this is the time when the Party's will blends with the people's hearts in the aspiration to build a prosperous and happy country, and soon successfully build socialism. In other words, this is the time to "converge" all advantages and strengths to bring the country into a new era - the era of national development.

Culture and ethics are the core

It is said that when talking about the future, it is not only culture, but culture is the most important, because in the end, "the sublimation of culture is the highest peak of development". President Ho Chi Minh was honored by UNESCO as a National Liberation Hero, a World Cultural Celebrity, also because he is the symbol of "the culture of the future".

Clearly identifying the importance of culture, he pointed out that “Culture lights the way for the nation”. The more the economy develops, the more culture must be valued, even identified as the spiritual foundation of society, the endogenous strength, the driving force for national development and protection of the Fatherland. Building and cherishing cultural values ​​must go hand in hand with eliminating anti-cultural thoughts and behaviors from life. In that sense and in the sense of a true culturalist, “Ho Chi Minh made a revolution not only to liberate people from oppression and exploitation, but the most noble thing was to liberate people from the culture of slavery and build the culture of the nation”.

The core of culture is morality, therefore, President Ho Chi Minh always considered morality as the root of a revolutionary. He not only left behind a new system of moral views, but also set an exemplary example of revolutionary morality. A Mexican researcher of philosophy, politics and society commented: “Today, the struggle between two philosophies of life has become clearer than ever. That is: One type of philosophy sees the world as something immutable, in which all changes are just enchantments; and the other type sees the world as a process in which changes are the source of wealth, progress and the search for humanistic desires in the field of morality. Therefore, people like Ho Chi Minh are becoming more and more great, because they are the people who have given us the reason to live and the ability to realize our dreams”. Ho Chi Minh is the crystallization of the most noble values ​​of Vietnamese culture and morality; is the crystallization and radiance of new humanism, with the great thoughts, feelings, and dreams of humanity. Therefore, his cultural thoughts have come to the nations as a natural thing and deeply encouraged each person, each nation.

To build a cultural society with ethics as its core, each individual in society must know the rights and obligations of citizens. President Ho Chi Minh pointed out: “To maintain independence, to make the people rich and the country strong, every Vietnamese person must understand their rights and duties, and must have new knowledge to be able to participate in building the country”. In particular, with the concept that “An ignorant nation is a weak nation”, he always considered ignorance to be an enemy. He advocated that education must be well developed in order to successfully build socialism and keep up with the common development of humanity. Clearly identifying learning to work, to be a human being, to serve the Fatherland and the People, he often emphasized the task of educating ideals and ethics of “diligence, thrift, integrity, uprightness, impartiality, and selflessness”. He affirmed: "A nation that knows how to be industrious, thrifty, and honest is a nation that is rich in material things, strong in spirit, and is a civilized and progressive nation."

President Ho Chi Minh was the founder and trainer of the Communist Party of Vietnam to lead the revolutionary cause of the working class, the working people and the entire Vietnamese nation. Therefore, more than anyone else, he was always concerned about the construction and the challenges and risks of the ruling Party; about the relationship between the ruling Party and the People; about improving the capacity and intelligence so that the Party can truly "be moral and civilized". He pointed out: "Our Party is a ruling party. Each Party member and cadre must truly imbue revolutionary ethics, truly be thrifty, honest, impartial and selfless. We must keep our Party truly clean, worthy of being the leader, the truly loyal servant of the People".

Implementing the instructions of President Ho Chi Minh, throughout the 95-year history of its establishment and development, our Party has always attached great importance to Party building. At the same time, it has strictly implemented the Party's leadership and governance methods, absolutely not allowing any excuses, substitutions or loosening of the Party's leadership. The Party's leadership is to ensure that power truly belongs to the people, and that the State is truly of the people, by the people and for the people. In particular, the Party is focusing on implementing the revolution of streamlining the apparatus of the political system, aiming to enhance the role and responsibility of Party agencies, truly being the "intellectual nucleus", the "general staff", the vanguard leading State agencies. This great and challenging revolution is receiving the consensus and support of the people, with the expectation that it will create a new impetus to strongly develop the country.

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Ho Chi Minh has become a name in history - not only of the Vietnamese people, but of all progressive humanity. “His life and career, his flesh and blood and his soul, have been blended into the mountains and rivers of the Vietnamese culture and morality, from the time of the Hung Kings to the Ho Chi Minh era. This has been recognized by Marxists - Leninists, Catholics and all people of all ideologies and religions who wish for a better world. UNESCO has declared him a World Cultural Celebrity. Ho Chi Minh is a world politician!” (Professor Mauro García Triana, former first Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam).

Article and photos: Le Dung

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