Following in the footsteps of President Ho Chi Minh in the homeland of the October Revolution.

The event was organized to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Russian Federation (January 30, 1950 - January 30, 2025) and the 108th anniversary of the Great October Russian Revolution (November 7, 1917 - November 7, 2025).

Theo dấu chân Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh trên quê hương Cách mạng tháng Mười

Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the thematic exhibition. (Photo: Ha Anh)

In his opening remarks on the afternoon of December 8th, Dr. Vu Manh Ha – Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum – emphasized that on the journey to find a way to save the country, under the light of the Russian October Revolution, and directly Lenin's VI Theses on the National and Colonial Question, Nguyen Ai Quoc-Ho Chi Minh chose and led the Vietnamese revolution along the path of the October Revolution.

He came to the Soviet Union to live, study, and engage in revolutionary activities, thereby forging close comradeships with the leaders of the Party, State, and people of the Soviet Union.

Following the path of the October Revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded the Communist Party of Vietnam, leading the Vietnamese people in the struggle for national liberation and establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Since Vietnam gained independence in 1945, President Ho Chi Minh, in his capacity as President , visited the Soviet Union many times.

The exhibition space on opening day. (Photo: Ha Anh)

Through those visits, he gained a clear understanding of the achievements of the Soviet Union in the process of building socialism and promoting cooperative relations.

From then on, the Vietnamese revolution always received the sincere and heartfelt support and assistance of the Party, Government, and people of the Soviet Union, gradually completing the national democratic revolution and advancing towards building socialism.

Dr. Vu Manh Ha stated that the exhibition introduces to the public the journey tracing the revolutionary footsteps of Nguyen Ai Quoc-Ho Chi Minh in Russia during the years 1923-1924, 1927, and 1934-1938 when he traveled extensively seeking a way to save the country, as well as the journey tracing the footprints of friendship that President Ho Chi Minh, in his capacity as President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam), left throughout the vast Soviet Union.

President Ho Chi Minh's footprints in the homeland of the October Revolution are clear evidence of the friendship between the two countries, reflecting his affection for the Russian people as well as the people of the member states of the Soviet Union, writing beautiful stories of loyal and steadfast friendship, always supporting and standing side by side in the revolutionary cause and nation-building.

The book "The Fifth World Congress of the Communist International in 1924" was donated by lecturer Svetlana Glazunova and student Pavel Bolshkov from the Vietnamese language department of the Moscow State University of International Relations. (Photo: Ha Anh)

"Looking back over the past 75 years with the tremendous achievements made, along with the determination and efforts of the leaders and people of both countries, we are proud and confident that the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia will continue to be strengthened and developed, overcoming all challenges and difficulties, worthy of the close friendship between the two nations, and in line with the aspirations of the people of both countries."

"President Ho Chi Minh's footprints in Russia – the land of the great Lenin and the former Soviet Union member states – are vivid evidence of President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary path, and at the same time portray the strong friendship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation – two nations that have always walked side-by-side in the struggle for national liberation and nation-building, creating a beautiful story of loyal and unwavering friendship," he affirmed.

Featuring nearly 300 carefully selected photographs, documents, and representative artifacts, the thematic exhibition is divided into three parts: The Man Who Sought the Image of the Nation - A Journey Through Russia; Across the Vast Soviet Union - Deepening Friendship; and The Enduring Friendship Between Vietnam and Russia .

In its exhibition space, the Ho Chi Minh Museum also presents to the public a number of documents and artifacts related to the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh, recently collected from the Russian Federation.

The exhibition will be held from December 8, 2025 to April 2026 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum for the public. (Photo: Ha Anh)

These include the book "The Fifth World Congress of the Communist International in 1924," donated to the Museum in September 2025 by lecturer Svetlana Glazunova and student Pavel Bolshkov from the Vietnamese language department of the Moscow State University of International Relations; and photographs of the 1955 visit to the Soviet Union along with President Ho Chi Minh's handwritten notes in the Guest Book of Honor of the Ural Geological Museum, donated to the Museum in July 2025 by the Sverdlovsk State Archives and the Ural Geological Museum.

Organized from December 8, 2025 to April 2026, the Ho Chi Minh Museum hopes that the thematic exhibition "Ho Chi Minh's Footprints on the Homeland of the October Revolution" will be a practical cultural activity with widespread influence, contributing to fostering the traditional, loyal, and profound friendship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation, as President Ho Chi Minh once said: "Although Vietnam and the Soviet Union are thousands of miles apart, our hearts are always together and beat as one."

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