Promoting the spirit of the August Revolution to build a prosperous and happy country

(Chinhphu.vn) – The August Revolution of the Vietnamese people has eternal value, becoming an endless source of inspiration not only for our country on its development journey, but also for the people of colonial countries around the world to step up the struggle for independence, autonomy, national self-determination, and the elimination of domination, oppression, and injustice.

Seminar "Promoting the spirit of August Revolution to build a prosperous and happy country" organized by the People's Army Newspaper - Photo: VGP/Nguyen Hoang

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025), carrying out the tasks assigned by the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense , and the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, this morning (August 14), the People's Army Newspaper organized a Talk Show with the theme: "Promoting the spirit of the August Revolution to build a prosperous and happy country".

Attending the seminar were Professor, Dr. Ta Ngoc Tan, former Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Central Council of Theory; Dr. Le Doan Hop, former Minister of Information and Communications ; Professor, Dr. Dinh Xuan Dung, former Vice Chairman of the Central Council of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts; Dr. Nguyen Si Dung, former Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office; Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Hoai Son, Standing Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society; Comrade Phan Duc Hieu, Permanent Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Economics and Finance, along with experts, managers, representatives of agencies and units...

Delegates attending the Dialogue - Photo: VGP/Nguyen Hoang

These days, 80 years ago, our whole country was seething with the atmosphere of the earth-shattering August Revolution. The Revolution broke the domination of more than 80 years of French colonialism and nearly 5 years of Japanese fascism, abolished the feudal regime that had existed for thousands of years, and regained independence and freedom for the Vietnamese people. On the timeline and in the hearts and minds of every Vietnamese person, the image of President Ho Chi Minh reading the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) - the first worker-peasant state in Southeast Asia, on September 2, 1945, cannot be erased.

In his opening speech at the Seminar, Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, affirmed: The August Revolution of the Vietnamese people has eternal value, becoming an endless source of inspiration not only for our country on its development journey, but also an inspiration for people in colonial countries around the world to step up the struggle for independence, autonomy, national self-determination, and the elimination of domination, oppression, and injustice.

The values, meanings and lessons learned from the August Revolution are always relevant. Among them, the most important and key lessons are to maintain the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam; to promote the spirit of patriotism, love for the people, and great national unity; to always think and act for the benefit of the Fatherland and the people; to thoroughly take advantage of revolutionary opportunities; to flexibly and boldly grasp and transform the revolutionary situation; to make the most of the support and assistance of international friends...

Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, affirmed: The August Revolution of the Vietnamese people has everlasting value - Photo: VGP/Nguyen Hoang

The 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2 is an opportunity for us to review the glorious and heroic historical tradition of the nation; to remember and show gratitude for the great contributions of the great President Ho Chi Minh, of revolutionary predecessors, of millions of compatriots and soldiers who devoted their youth and sacrificed their blood for the independence and freedom of the nation, for peace of the country, for a prosperous, free and happy life of the people. From there, we affirm the eternal value, the determination to promote the spiritual value as well as apply the lessons of the August Revolution in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland today.

At the Seminar, delegates focused on analyzing and clarifying the great significance of the August Revolution, in which the Party's leadership role stood out; lessons were drawn for us to reflect on the current new revolutionary stage.

Along with that, the discussions highlighted the issue of how to take advantage of opportunities, turn challenges into opportunities to successfully build a developed Vietnam with high income and modern industry as set out in the documents of the 13th National Congress of the Party.

The opinions at the seminar covered most aspects of economy, society, culture, education, national defense and security, from policies to perfecting institutions, policies, implementation... Thereby affirming the everlasting value, determination to promote spiritual values as well as apply the lessons of the August Revolution in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland today.

Opinions at the seminar covered most aspects of economy, society, culture, education, national defense and security, from policies to perfecting institutions, policies, implementation... Photo: VGP/Nguyen Hoang

Regarding the country's development goals in the coming time, some opinions say that for Vietnam today, when the goal of becoming a high-income developed country by 2045 is gradually taking shape more clearly than ever, legal reform needs to be viewed as a strategic mission, a central task in creating a modern national governance. A modern, feasible and transparent legal system will be an institutional launch pad, creating market trust, expanding the space for innovation and protecting social justice. It is not just a wish, but a determination to act.

In addition, affirming that culture is an endogenous resource for sustainable national development, there are opinions that, in reality, in our nation's long-term resistance wars, culture has always been the "red thread" throughout. Culture is not an "external thing" of revolutions, but the source of endogenous strength, a solid spiritual foundation for the nation to stand up, overcome all challenges and continue to move forward. Without culture, there will be no national character; without national character, there will be no successful revolution and sustainable development. Therefore, to build a prosperous and happy Vietnam in the new era, we need to continue to arouse, promote and develop cultural values as the most fundamental and lasting strength of the country./.

Nguyen Hoang

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