The red stars still shine on the Kremlin towers.

• November 5, 2007 16:56

1. It is a fact that after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the socialist countries in Eastern Europe, the socialist system in the world entered a historical turning point in its long development. In Russia, there were many opportunists who demanded to abolish the path of the October Revolution, demanding to remove Lenin's body from Red Square, most fiercely in the years from 2001 to 2003. In October 2005, G. Poltavchenko, senior advisor to President Putin, caused a stir when he mentioned this important issue again. Then recently, V. Lavrop, Deputy Director of the Russian Historical Institute, proposed to hand over Lenin's and Stalin's bodies to their families or the Communist Party... But history always has its say. The October Revolution, the great Lenin and the more than 70-year history of the Soviet Union always exist in its immortal historical meaning.

Let's listen and repeat the voices of conscience, of emotion, from the Russian people today. President Putin is the one who strongly reacted to the removal of Lenin's body from the mausoleum based on the idea of ​​his senior advisor. In an interview, Putin said a very famous sentence: "Whoever does not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union has no heart, and whoever wants to restore it exactly as it was has no brain" to express his sober and reasonable loyalty to the Soviet country that raised him and many others. When asked why he supported using the music of the Soviet National Anthem for the new National Anthem of the Russian Federation, he replied: "If we erase everything that existed before and after October 1917, it means we have recognized that our ancestors lived a completely meaningless life. With all my heart and mind, I cannot agree to that." Most recently, in the Russian Newspaper on October 31, 2007, Mr. X.Mironov, Chairman of the Russian Senate wrote: The great Russian poet Pushkin, in a letter to Chadayep (a Russian thinker and politician), once wrote: although in the life of Russia there are many problems that make the poet sad, even offended, but for nothing in this world the poet "wants to change the Fatherland, or wants to have different pages of history from the history of his ancestors". Should we have such an attitude towards the October Revolution of 1917 and the entire Soviet period that followed? X.Mironop asked questions for everyone to think about: "Peace for the peoples", "Land for the peasants", "Bread for the hungry", "Freedom for the slaves"... Who can say that these slogans reflecting the needs of the majority of the masses are not correct and moral? It cannot be helped to add: Russians today still express and believe in socialism. They unanimously signed the appeal to keep Lenin's body in Red Square, to

The Aurora battleship continued to anchor on the Neva River, so that the red stars still shone on the Kremlin towers, and the Hammer and Sickle symbol remained forever on the Victory flag...

2. There is a vivid reality in China, Vietnam, Cuba and Laos... when the light of the October Revolution still illuminates these nations on the path of development. Under the wise leadership of the Communist Parties, they continue to creatively apply Marxism-Leninism, carrying out a renewal process full of vitality and hope. The unsuccessful experiences in building socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are promptly studied and summarized. Based on their own practical experiences, the above-mentioned countries are actively seeking theoretical and practical models for building socialism, first of all in using the market economy and international economic integration to develop the socio-economy and build the material foundation of socialism... Not only that, currently, in Latin America, socialism is becoming the public belief of the majority of people of all nations on the path of building a new society. The left-wing wave, left-wing leaders, revolutionaries, and workers supported by the people have come to power in a series of countries considered "America's backyard". Venezuelan President H.Chavet affirmed the socialist nature of the revolution, leading the country to socialism of the 21st century. The presidents of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua all declared their steadfastness in the cause of building socialism in their countries. The flag of the October Revolution, miraculously, is not only in China, Vietnam, Cuba, Laos... but is also flying brightly in the revolutionary atmosphere in the Western Hemisphere.

The Communist Party of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh, and the Vietnamese people are always grateful for the great October Revolution, a shining symbol of the aspiration and strength of socialism. The two greatest lessons of the October Revolution are the lesson about the strength of the revolutionary masses and the lesson about a genuine revolutionary party, which were thoroughly applied by the Party and Uncle Ho in the process of the Vietnamese revolution. In particular, our Party initiated and led the cause of comprehensive national renovation, creating great and historic achievements over the past 20 years.

And there is an immutable reality: the great and useful lessons from the October Revolution are always valuable in the practice of innovation and building socialism in Vietnam.


Nam Son