Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Agreement and Opening of Exhibition “Ho Chi Minh – Portrait of a Man” in the Russian Federation

Within the framework of the working trip to the Russian Federation, on September 5, 2025, at the White Room, Kshesinskaya Mansion, the Russian State Museum of Political History (Saint Petersburg), the Ho Chi Minh Museum (Vietnam) and the Russian State Museum of Political History held a signing ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement for the period 2026 - 2030 and the opening of the Exhibition "Ho Chi Minh - Portrait of a Man".

Signing ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement for the period 2026 - 2030 between the Ho Chi Minh Museum (Vietnam) and the Russian State Museum of Political History

Attending the event, on the Vietnamese side were Ms. Do Thi Thu Hang, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the working delegation. On the Russian side were Mr. Igor Vladimirovich Bodnarchuk, representative of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Saint Petersburg; Mr. Sergey Rybakov, General Director of the Russian State Museum of Political History; Mr. Valentin Georgievich Smirnov, Director of the State Archives of the Russian Navy, Mr. Duong Chi Kien - Standing Member of the Presidium of the Union of Vietnamese Organizations in Russia, Co-Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Saint Petersburg, along with leaders and experts of the Russian State Museum of Political History.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Sergey Rybakov, General Director of the Russian State Museum of Political History, emphasized the stature of President Ho Chi Minh as a leader of the national liberation movement and a social reformer. On behalf of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Saint Petersburg Evgeny Grigoriev, Mr. Igor Bodnarchuk, Head of the Department for Relations with International Organizations, read the welcome letter.

Ms. Do Thi Thu Hang, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh Museum, spoke at the ceremony.

Ms. Do Thi Thu Hang, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh Museum, affirmed: The signing of the Cooperation Agreement for the period 2026 - 2030 marks a new development step in the cultural and scientific cooperation relationship between the two museums, contributing to enhancing mutual understanding between the people of the two countries and fostering the traditional friendship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

Delegates visit the exhibition "Ho Chi Minh - Portrait of a man" organized by the Ho Chi Minh Museum

On this occasion, the two museums jointly organized the opening of the exhibition “Ho Chi Minh – Portrait of a man”. The exhibition introduced to the Russian public and the Vietnamese community in the Russian Federation the image of President Ho Chi Minh – National Liberation Hero, Outstanding Cultural Celebrity of Vietnam, who devoted his whole life to the cause of national independence, freedom, peace and social progress.

The event has special significance as it was held in Saint Petersburg – where Uncle Ho first set foot in Russia in 1923 on his journey to find a way to save the country. This is also a vivid demonstration of the close and friendly cooperation between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

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