The one who sows the red seeds

NIn 1925, in Guangzhou (China), leader Nguyen Ai Quoc selected a number of patriotic Vietnamese youths, founded the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, and opened political training classes.(Photograph of a painting by artist Phi Hoanh), showing the enthusiastic youth the right path to take and what actions to take to save the people and the country.

His lectures at political training classes were compiled and published as the book "The Revolutionary Path." This was not only a bedside book and handbook for the first generation of revolutionaries, but also a guiding light for the Vietnamese revolution to its ultimate victory.

Among the key comrades who were always close to and assisted leader Nguyen Ai Quoc were comrades Le Hong Son and Ho Tung Mau, who served as instructors for these political training courses.

The photo shows young Vietnamese people attending a political training course in Guangzhou, directly taught by Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) from 1925-1926, including comrades Le Duy Diem, Ngo Thiem, etc. During this period, in Nghe Tinh, comrade Vo Trong An and his cousin Vo Trong Canh were the guides for young "Red" figures such as Le Hong Phong, Le Thiet Hung, and Pham Hong Thai, who went abroad to Siam (China) on their journey to meet leader Nguyen Ai Quoc in Guangzhou (China).

Comrades Vo Mai and Tran Van Cung were outstanding sons of Nghe Tinh province who were directly trained and educated by Nguyen Ai Quoc in Guangzhou before being sent back to Vietnam to establish an operational base.

The activities of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc and the Red seeds were closely monitored by French secret agents. These are some French-language documents and letters from leader Nguyen Ai Quoc to the Communist International and the University of the East during the period of 1924-1926. In addition, the newspaper "Thanh Nien" (Youth), founded by him, was secretly smuggled into Vietnam, making a significant contribution to the dissemination of Marxism-Leninism, the ideology and path to national liberation.

In 1926, in Guangzhou (China), Comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc selected and trained eight patriotic teenagers to prepare successor cadres for the Vietnamese revolution. Besides studying, the group of teenagers were assigned to act as liaisons and provide logistical support, transporting young people from Vietnam to Guangzhou for political training. Among them was Comrade Ly Tu Trong, famous for his quote:The only path for young people is the path of revolution; there can be no other path.”He has gone down in history as an inspiration to all generations of Vietnamese youth.

The active efforts of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc and his outstanding disciples quickly spread Marxism-Leninism throughout Vietnam, contributing to the formation of revolutionary organizations and the organizational system of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, which covered the entire country from the General Headquarters down to the Provincial Headquarters and to the grassroots branches.

Comrade Nguyen Luong Bang, from Hai Duong, was the one who brought the work "The Revolutionary Path" to Hai Phong and then distributed it to other localities in the country between 1927 and 1929; Comrade Nguyen Xuan Bach, from Dien Chau - Nghe An, used a wooden box to transport documents from China back to Vietnam; Comrade Vo Quoc Thu, from Can Loc - Ha Tinh, used a suitcase to hide documents at Trai Cay - Thailand, including the work "Diary of a Shipwreck" by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc.

From the first generations of young people – the red seeds personally selected and vigorously developed by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association and the "Proletarianization" movement of 1928-1929 – led to the birth of three communist organizations in Vietnam: the Indochinese Communist Party, the Annam Communist Party, and the Indochinese Communist League. These were the precursor organizations of the Communist Party of Vietnam, founded by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc in the spring of 1930.

When the conditions for the birth of a proletarian party in Vietnam were ripe, on February 3, 1930, leader Nguyen Ai Quoc presided over the conference to merge three communist organizations into a single political party - the Communist Party of Vietnam. This was a glorious milestone in the history of the Vietnamese revolution. He affirmed, "The establishment of the Party is an extremely important turning point in the history of our Vietnamese revolution; it proves that the proletariat has matured and is capable of leading the revolution..."

The Party Founding Conference also adopted many important documents, including the Party's Brief Political Program and Brief Strategy, which reflected the content of the first Political Platform of the Communist Party of Vietnam. These documents are currently preserved at the Central Party Archives.

Organizational chart of the Party and mass organizations in 1930.

These 16 portraits showcase the Red Seeds who made immense contributions to the Vietnamese revolution. A particularly noteworthy aspect is that among the first generation of students of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, many comrades from Nghe Tinh province became key cadres of the Communist Party of Vietnam, such as Tran Phu, Le Hong Phong, Ha Huy Tap, Phan Dang Luu, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Phung Chi Kien, and Truong Van Linh…

Born in a land of poverty and barrenness but rich in patriotic traditions, and fueled by youthful enthusiasm, these young people quickly embraced revolutionary ideals. They traversed forests and mountains to reach the revolutionary ideals of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, and were trained by him to become the "Red Seeds" of the Vietnamese revolution. They became key cadres and indispensable components of the core organization of the Communist Party of Vietnam, founded in 1930, notably comrades Tran Phu, Le Hong Phong, Ha Huy Tap, and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai…

Comrades Nguyen Phong Sac, Nguyen Tiem, and Le Mao were the Red seeds who led the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement, the peak of the revolutionary upsurge of 1930-1931 in their homeland of Nghe Tinh.

We are pleased to introduce a collection of books about the first generation of communist fighters – the red seeds of the Vietnamese revolution. These books are published by the National Political Publishing House.