Phuc Tho - a Soviet countryside

(Baonghean.vn) - Phuc Tho is one of the localities of Nghi Loc district that strongly responded to the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement in the years 1930 - 1931.

The lessons of the old Soviet era have been creatively applied by Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and local organizations, promoting the combined strength of the masses to build the homeland in the period of renovation.

Many generations have passed, but the heroic history of the Soviet movement of the past is still fresh in the stories told by generations of Phuc Tho people. Every road, every village here seems to still echo with the sound of drums, horns, and slogans of tens of thousands of people fighting against the oppression and exploitation of the imperialists and their lackeys.

Headquarters of the Party, government, Fatherland Front and mass organizations of Phuc Tho commune. Photo: NT

The small Phuc Tho countryside has recorded many historical milestones of the Soviet movement. The peak was on January 2, 1931, when the masses of people from Co Dan, Co Bai, Phuoc Loi, Loc Tho villages, together with the people in the district, brought spears, lances, and sticks to punish the district chief Ton That Hoan and 6 soldiers at the banyan tree of Chinh Vi temple, Nghi Xuan commune.

After that, the revolutionary movement was suppressed by the enemy in a sea of ​​blood.

Continuing the heroic Soviet tradition of the past, the people of Phuc Tho today unite, join hands and fight against poverty and backwardness, and build their homeland to develop more and more. Hamlet 17, formerly Loc Tho village on the Lam river, used to be a poor fishing village of Phuc Tho commune.

The most difficult part is transportation. In the summer, the sand is hot and burning, and in the rainy season, it is muddy and difficult to walk. In 2012, the Party Committee, the government, and the Fatherland Front of Phuc Tho commune launched a movement for the whole people to join hands to build a new rural area, and Hamlet 17 was the pioneer in implementing this policy.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thinh - Party cell secretary said: Although people's living standards are not high, when the Party cell and the Front's working committee propagated the policy of building new rural areas, people in the hamlet highly agreed, contributing 1.3 billion VND, building 2km of asphalt road, concrete road and hamlet cultural house. Within just one year of implementation, these projects were completed and put into use, the rural appearance was improved and spacious.

The grave of comrade Nguyen Phong Sac - Secretary of the Central Region Party Committee in Binh Minh hamlet, Phuc Tho commune. Photo: NT

Comrade Le Xuan Loi - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Tho commune said: "To promote the combined strength of the entire people, the Party Committee attaches importance to propaganda work and promoting democracy among the people". Accordingly, the Party's resolutions are disseminated by the Party Committee to all cadres, party members and people of all walks of life.

In the process of formulating resolutions on economic, social and cultural development, and infrastructure construction, the Party Committee invited cadres, Party members and people to participate in discussions and contribute their opinions. Thanks to that, a high consensus was created within the entire Party and people.

It is clear that when implementing the construction of the new rural area, the people have known and discussed the plans and projects for the construction of the new rural area built by the commune. Thanks to promoting democracy, the Party Committee of Phuc Tho has received high consensus from the people in donating land, donating property, and returning agricultural land to build welfare facilities in residential areas.

Thanks to the high consensus of the people, in just 1 year of implementation, Hamlet 17 Phuc Tho has completed the rural traffic system and the hamlet cultural house. Photo: NT

Specifically, from 2012 to 2016, Phuc Tho people donated 4,250m²garden land, return 2.5 hectares of agricultural land, contribute approximately 11 billion VND to build rural traffic system, hamlet cultural house, environmental sanitation works meeting new rural standards.

Economic models such as livestock, aquaculture, trade, services and especially labor export are increasingly developing. Up to now, Phuc Tho has 816 people working in 11 countries, earning 40 billion VND each year. The average income per capita of the whole commune is 3.14 million VND/person/month.

From a commune with a high poverty rate, now this rate in Phuc Tho is only 2.67%. The movement of the whole people uniting to build a cultural life has also been actively responded by the whole people. Up to now, 15/18 hamlets, 3 schools and medical stations have achieved the title of cultural villages and units. In 2016, Phuc Tho was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a commune meeting the NTM standards.

Youth Union members and Women's Union members of Phuc Tho commune clean up the road along Lam River. Photo: NT

Along with leading socio-economic development, Phuc Tho Party Committee also regularly pays attention to and takes care of building a strong political system. For many years, the Party Committee has achieved clean, strong and excellent political system.

Comrade Le Xuan Loi - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Tho commune said that the task of the Party Committee in the coming time is: "Focus on leading the people to develop the economy, culture and society, continue to perfect the criteria of the new rural area. Specifically, develop industry, trade services, labor export, pay attention to agricultural production and livestock. Lead the people to build a cultural life in residential areas.

Striving in 2018-2019, Phuc Tho will have 2 schools meeting level 2 standards. The Party Committee continues to lead the construction of a complete traffic infrastructure to serve the socio-economic development of the locality.

Nhat Tuan