Nghe An: Seminar to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution (1917 - 2022)

Attending the discussion were comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Vice Chairman of the Union of Friendship Organizations of Nghe An province; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

Also attending the ceremony were Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Canh Phu - Chairman of the Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association of Nghe An province, former Principal of Vinh Medical University; Mr. Trinh Van Que - Head of the Vietnam - Russia Association in Ulyanovsk province - hometown of VI Lenin, representatives of Vietnamese people in Ulyanovsk, Russian Federation.

Delegates attending the discussion. Photo: Thanh Le

On behalf of Vinh University, there was Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Hien - Party Secretary, Chairman of the Council of Vinh University.

Regarding foreign guests, there was Mr. Baladin Paven Vichtorovich - Deputy Director of Cooperation of the Ulyanovsk Provincial Center for Development and Entrepreneurship (Russian Federation).

In his opening speech at the seminar, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Canh Phu - Chairman of the Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association of Nghe An province emphasized: Exactly 105 years ago, on October 25 (according to the old Russian calendar), i.e. November 7, 1917, the great Russian October Socialist Revolution led by leader VI Lenin and the Russian Bolshevik Party succeeded.

The victory of the October Revolution in Russia opened a new, heroic page in history with the birth of the world's first proletarian dictatorship Soviet State, bringing Socialism from theory to reality.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Canh Phu - Chairman of the Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association of Nghe An province delivered a speech to open the discussion. Photo: Thanh Le

For the first time in the world, power was transferred from the hands of the exploiting minority to the hands of the exploited working majority, all forms of class exploitation and national oppression were eliminated, paving the way for national independence, democracy and socialism in the world.

The victory of the Russian October Revolution also affirmed the scientific and revolutionary nature of Marxism-Leninism, becoming the cradle that nurtured the enthusiasm of communist ideals, paving the way for the resounding victories of colonial countries against the oppression and exploitation of colonialists and imperialists.

Dr. Le The Cuong - Head of the History Department - Vinh University's School of Education reported on the historical significance of the Russian October Revolution. Photo: Thanh Le

In particular, the victory ofOctober Revolution in Russiabrought the light of Marxism-Leninism to Nguyen Ai Quoc - Ho Chi Minh and transmitted it to Vietnam as a brilliant source of truth, opening the path to national salvation for the Vietnamese people.

The October Revolution in Russia had a huge influence on Vietnam's path to national liberation and socialism.

Delegates who studied, researched and worked in the Russian Federation shared their memories at the discussion. Photo: Thanh Le

The reality and achievements of the Vietnamese Revolution are vivid facts that contribute to refuting the false arguments of hostile forces that distort and deny the value of the Russian October Revolution, deny Marxism-Leninism and the path to socialism in our country.

Mr. Baladin Paven Vichtorovich - Deputy Director of Cooperation of the Center for Development and Entrepreneurship of Ulyanovsk Province (Russian Federation) shared his wish to have more economic diplomatic activities between the two twinned provinces of Ulyanovsk (Russian Federation) and Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Le

With that meaning, the presentations and discussions at the seminar contributed to clarifying the historical significance of the Russian October Revolution; proposing solutions to strengthen people-to-people diplomacy activities of the Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association of Nghe An province.

Delegates who had studied, researched and worked in the Russian Federation together reviewed and shared their memories and feelings about the Soviet Union, Lenin's homeland; about leader Lenin; about teaching and learning history in universities and high schools, etc., promoting the factor of great national unity from the Russian October Revolution to the Vietnamese revolutionary practice, the solidarity and friendship between Nghe An province and the provinces of the Russian Federation, etc.

From the contents of the seminar, we continue to affirm the stature, contemporary value and great historical lessons of the Russian October Revolution for humanity in general and the Vietnamese Revolution in particular.

Scene of the discussion. Photo: Thanh Le

At the same time, it contributes to promoting extensive propaganda among cadres, party members and civil servants about the wholehearted and righteous assistance of Russia and the Russian people in the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland in general and Nghe An province in particular; contributing to the fight against erroneous and hostile viewpoints; further fostering friendship, cooperation and comprehensive development for the long-term interests of the people of the two countries.