Photo exhibition "Comrade Nguyen Van Linh - A steadfast and creative leader of the Vietnamese revolution"

On the morning of July 1, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee organized a photo exhibition "Comrade Nguyen Van Linh - A steadfast and creative leader of the Vietnamese revolution". This is one of the activities to celebrate the 110th birthday of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh (July 1, 1915 - July 1, 2025). The exhibition takes place at Lam Son Park and the Youth Cultural House, from now until July 5.

Leaders, delegates and guests visiting the exhibition. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Nguyen Manh Cuong, member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Major General Tran Ngoc Minh, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7; Major General Vu Van Dien, member of the Standing Committee, Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Command; Truong Thi Bich Hanh, member of the Standing Committee, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Thi My Hang, member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Internal Affairs Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; Tran The Thuan; member of the City Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Huu Dat, Head of the Representative Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Ho Chi Minh City...

The exhibition displays 100 valuable documentary photos, vividly and realistically depicting the revolutionary life of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh. Each photo is a slice of history, a story about the contributions, bold decisions, and simple yet noble daily moments of Comrade Nguyen Van Linh.

Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong, Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, delivered the opening speech of the exhibition. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Speaking at the opening of the exhibition, comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong, Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, expressed: "Today's photo exhibition is an opportunity for our generations to better understand a heroic period of the nation's history, the great contributions of previous generations, especially the outstanding contributions of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh. Each photo is a reminder of our responsibility in continuing to preserve and promote the achievements of the revolution, building Vietnam to become increasingly rich, democratic, fair, civilized, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers as beloved Uncle Ho always wished."

Visitors to the exhibition learn about the life and revolutionary career of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Visitors to the exhibition learn about the life and revolutionary career of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

The exhibition is divided into two parts, of which part 1 "Comrade Nguyen Van Linh - An exemplary and resilient communist soldier" includes images depicting the portrait of comrade Nguyen Van Linh from the early days of participating in the revolution, when he was a young man full of enthusiasm, a communist soldier who was not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, ready to face all challenges and dangers.

Young people visit the exhibition and learn about history. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Part 2, with the theme “General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh - The leader of the country's renovation”, is a series of photos recreating the country's context in the 1980s, when the centralized and subsidized economic model revealed its limitations and hindered development. In that context, with an independent and autonomous mindset and a spirit of daring to think and dare to do, comrade Nguyen Van Linh soon realized the need for change to help the country escape the crisis. He made important contributions to the preparation and initiation of the Renovation process at the 6th Party Congress (1986). At this Congress, he was elected General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam , shouldering the responsibility of leading the country into the Renovation period.

Visitors to the exhibition. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

We will see the image of a leader who is close, listens, understands, but is also very decisive and courageous. In particular, the series of articles "Things to do immediately" by Comrade in Nhan Dan newspaper, signed NVL, has created a great resonance, demonstrating the spirit of frankness, not avoiding the pressing issues of social life, promoting the role of supervision and criticism of the people and the press.

Imprints Things to do right at the beginning of Innovation

Starting with the article "Things to do immediately" (published in Nhan Dan newspaper on May 25, 1987), opening a new column in the Party newspaper; followed by 30 short, clear, and straightforward articles stating things to do immediately in all areas: erroneous perceptions, dogmatic and conservative leadership thinking, lax state management, corruption, harassment, negativity, things that dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility, the spirit of "taking people as the root"...

All signed NVL, everyone knew that this was the abbreviation of the author's name Nguyen Van Linh, but then everyone guessed that the three additional characters also stood for Say and Do. The leader said and did, the leader had to say and do, the people and cadres also needed to say and do - The things that needed to be done immediately were therefore very practical, reminding and urging the things that needed to be done; the majority of cadres and people accepted, responded, followed, and acted immediately.

Not only a press phenomenon, What Needs to Be Done Now has had a very profound effect, spreading very quickly, creating a new wind blowing into the country, attracting the masses to eagerly enter the renovation process.

As the late General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh once said: “One or several leaders cannot know everything, say everything and do everything. Only the unanimous action of the entire Party and the entire people can create real change for the country”. The things that need to be done immediately entered the Doi Moi dictionary as a phrase indicating a practical guiding principle; and have been inherited and promoted by the entire Party and the entire people in construction, development and integration, as well as in the current revolution of streamlining the organizational apparatus.

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ha Minh Hong

(Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City Historical Science Association)

RED SUNFLOWER

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/trien-lam-anh-dong-chi-nguyen-van-linh-nha-lanh-dao-kien-dinh-va-sang-tao-cua-cach-mang-viet-nam-post801936.html