Publishing the book "Culture must light the way for the nation to go"

On the occasion of the 134th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, the National Political Publishing House Truth published the book "Culture must light the way for the nation to go".

The book aims to pay tribute to and remember the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh to the Vietnamese revolution; at the same time, affirm that the role of Ho Chi Minh's cultural ideology still retains great value, guiding the construction of Vietnamese culture today.

The book consists of four parts: “Culture must practically serve the people, contributing to improving the joyful and healthy life of the masses”; “Culture and art are also a front”; “Culturaleducation is an important front in the construction of socialism”; Press and publishing must “educate, explain, promote, criticize”, “to serve the masses”.

Publishing the book — ***The book "Culture must light the way for the nation to go".***

The content of the book selects a number of articles, speeches, and talks by President Ho Chi Minh to guide the building of an independent, autonomous Vietnamese culture, on par with other countries in the world; at the same time, it is a specific guide to the fields of culture, such as: culture and art, journalism, publishing; ethics, lifestyle, new life practices; propaganda, training, speaking, writing; education of new culture; improving cultural knowledge for the people, etc. He affirmed: "For the sake of survival as well as the purpose of life, mankind created and invented language, writing, ethics, law, science, religion, literature, art, tools for daily life in clothing, food, housing and methods of use", "Culture must light the way for the nation to go".

Regarding culture and art, he pointed out: “Culture and art are also a front”; “You are soldiers on that front”. In the field of culture and education, he emphasized: “An ignorant nation is a weak nation”, so it is necessary to train good citizens and good cadres for the country. According to him, teachers who “endure hardships, sacrifice and strive to expand general knowledge for their compatriots, to build a preliminary cultural foundation for the nation” are the “unknown heroes” of the country. He required cadres, teachers and students to firmly grasp the viewpoint: “Learning must go hand in hand with practice, theory must be linked to reality” and noted: “In education and learning, we must pay attention to all aspects: revolutionary ethics, socialist enlightenment, culture, technology, labor and production”.

Regarding journalism and publishing, He required that writers and publishers “must have a firm stance: we, our friends, our enemies, then we can write correctly”. “Write to highlight the good things of our people, our soldiers, our cadres, and our friends. At the same time, criticize our shortcomings, our cadres, the people, and our soldiers. We should not only write about the good things and hide the bad things. But criticism must be correct. When mentioning the good things, we must be moderate, not exaggerate. Say it as it is”. He asked the questions: “Who are you writing for?”, “What is the purpose of writing?”, “How to write so that the general public can easily understand, and be concise and easy to read?”. According to Him, writing books and articles also requires listening to the opinions and contributions of the people.

The book is a valuable document, helping cadres, party members and people understand the core values in Ho Chi Minh's ideology on culture; at the same time, it is a handbook for each cadre and party member to constantly strive, practice and study ethics and culture, contributing to arousing patriotism, pride in national traditions, and the aspiration to build a civilized, prosperous and heroic country.

On the occasion of the 134th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2024), in response to readers' needs, the Truth National Political Publishing House has also republished a number of valuable publications: The world is still changing but Ho Chi Minh's ideology lives forever; Telling stories while walking; Stories about Ho Chi Minh's moral example (02 volumes).

Readers can find many touching stories, realistic sketches, noble qualities worth learning from President Ho Chi Minh through many of his other works and works written about him published by the Truth National Political Publishing House on the Publishing House's website, sachquocgia.vn or branches and distribution centers of the Truth National Political Publishing House nationwide./.

According to dangcongsan.vn

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