Many documents about Uncle Ho are published for the first time.

On November 6, at the Ho Chi Minh Museum (Hanoi), the State Records and Archives Department in collaboration with the Federal Archives of Russia and the Ho Chi Minh Museum organized the opening of the exhibition “President Ho Chi Minh with Russia through archival documents”, in commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the success of the October Revolution in Russia (November 7, 1917 – November 7, 2014) and towards the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Soviet Union/Russian Federation (January 30, 1950 – January 30, 2015).

Many documents about President Ho Chi Minh are published for the first time.

Many documents are published for the first time.

The exhibition displays more than 200 documents, images and artifacts that truly reflect President Ho Chi Minh's activities in the Soviet Union; the friendly relationship between the Party and people of Vietnam - the Soviet Union/Russian Federation and the image of Ho Chi Minh in the hearts of the people of the Soviet Union/Russian Federation.

Among them, many documents previously preserved at the Archives of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, now the National Archives of Political and Social History of the Russian Federation, are published for the first time in Vietnam.

That is the passport number 1829 dated June 16, 1923 issued by the representative of the Governor General of the Soviet Union in Berlin (Germany) to Chen Vang (Nguyen Ai Quoc) to go to Russia. On the document there is a photo of Nguyen Ai Quoc and the stamp of the Petrograt Seaport Border Control Station when Nguyen Ai Quoc arrived in Petrograt on June 30, 1923.

Passport No. 1829 dated June 16, 1923 issued by the representative of the Governor General of the Soviet Socialist Republic in Berlin (Germany) to Chen Vang (Nguyen Ai Quoc) to go to Russia.

In addition, many documents from 1923-1924 were published for the first time regarding certificates confirming that Uncle Ho was introduced as a member of the French Communist Party and participated in all sessions of the Communist International.

“This is vivid and authentic evidence for us to continue researching and affirming Uncle Ho's journey to find a way to save the country, especially during his time working abroad,” affirmed Ms. Vu Thi Minh Huong, Director of the State Records and Archives Department.

In addition, the exhibition also introduces many documents about the learning process of student Lin (Nguyen Ai Quoc) at Lenin International School such as: minutes of the admission board, student certificate, school decision on providing money and food for students...

Excerpt from Minutes No. 35, point 12 of the Lenin International School Admissions Council on the admission of Mr. Lin (Nguyen Ai Quoc) - member of the Indochinese Communist Party to the school, October 1, 1934

Exhibitions need to be more "real"

Visiting the exhibition, Mr. Thuy Toan, Chairman of the Fund for Supporting the Promotion of Vietnamese Literature - Russian Literature, Vietnam Writers Association, assessed that the exhibition was rich, with many new and valuable documents, but only focused on political and social aspects, and did not have many documents and photos about cultural life.

“There are no Russian writers who came to Vietnam and were received by Uncle Ho here. I have in my hands photos of Uncle Ho receiving poet Antony, who translated “Prison Diary”, or Uncle Ho receiving Soviet writer Boris Polevoi, whose work was translated during the resistance war against France… The photos of Uncle Ho watching the play Swan Lake, Uncle Ho welcoming the Soviet Union’s art troupe… are very real, very interesting images, and if they were added, the exhibition would be more interesting,” Mr. Thuy Toan shared.

According to Infonet