Thanh Chuong promotes the Soviet spirit of Nghe Tinh

94 years have passed butSoviet spirit of Nghe Tinhalways exist with the history of the nation, the heroic battles of the people of Nghe Tinh in general, the people of Thanh Chuong in particular in this revolutionary movement always remind us of a boiling period of the working class under the guiding light of the Party. The names of the Party's senior cadres such as: Dang Thuc Hua, Dang Thi Quynh Anh, Dang Thai Mai, Nguyen Sy Sach, Ton Gia Tinh, Ton Gia Chung, Vo Thuc Dong, Ton Thi Que, Ton Quang Phiet, Le Canh Nhuong, Tran Huu Doanh... forever become the pride of generations of Thanh Chuong children across the country.

94 years of "Thanh Chuong Soviet"

proud milestone

On September 1, 1930, with great enthusiasm, the Party Committee and people of Thanh Chuong rose up to fight for victory, establishing the first Soviet government in Nghe Tinh. This historic struggle became a source of encouragement and motivation for the people of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces at that time to fan the flame of the Soviet Union on the land of sacred land, talented people but with much pain and loss due to the rule of the colonial and feudal government.

Promoting the spirit of patriotism, under the leadership of the Party and Party organizations in the district, on September 1, 1930, a historic struggle took place with the participation of more than 20,000 people (accounting for 1/3 of the population in the whole district). The sound of drums, gongs, and gongs from the villages and from the roof of Vo Liet communal house resounded like thunder, urging the barefoot, steel-willed Thanh Chuong people to stand up and fight directly against the enemy, terrifying the imperialists and their lackeys. Ferry trips across Lam River to besiege and destroy the district office carried with them many dreams and earnest aspirations of the people living in misery and slavery. The strength of the masses' struggle quickly disintegrated the district and commune governments. District chief Phan Sy Bang was frightened and abandoned his work to flee for his life. The dense system of military posts established such as Rao Gang post, Dang market, Bich Thi, Thanh Qua, Lap post... were all paralyzed, and from then on the district's Party cells began to operate openly.

At Vo Liet communal house (National Historical Relic), the Soviet government worked day and night to bring a new life to the people. This was a form of workers' government under the leadership of the Party cell. At that time, the whole district had 35 cells with 270 party members who led the workers' and peasants' government to immediately implement the basic rights of the masses such as abolishing land rent, abolishing taxes, etc.

The Red Peasant Association Executive Committee took power in 65/76 villages and communes, with more than tens of thousands of members, of which the Women's Liberation Association members accounted for 32% of the province's members, the Communist Youth Union ranked second in the province, the Red Relief Association members ranked third in the province, and more than 1,000 Red Self-Defense members... In some places, Party cells held public meetings and mobilized people to participate in the revolutionary movement. The mass struggle schedule was calculated daily, weekly, and monthly.

The struggle on September 1, 1930of the Thanh Chuong people has gone down in history, marking the birth of the first Soviet government of both Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement. Although before that, the struggles of the masses in Nghe Tinh had taken place very vigorously, such as the struggle of workers and farmers in Vinh - Ben Thuy on May 1, 1930, Can Loc farmers on August 1, 1930, Nam Dan farmers on August 30, 1930... but they had not yet won the government into the hands of the people.

In this life-and-death struggle, comrade Nguyen Cong Thuong and many other cadres and people heroically fell before the enemy's guns. After the struggle, the enemy tried to sweep and terrorize, many party cadres were eliminated, even had their throats cut and their heads displayed at crossroads to intimidate the fighting spirit of the masses, many comrades were imprisoned, tortured and tortured in the hells on earth of the imperialist government, even pregnant women were killed by them...

In 1930-1931 alone, in Thanh Chuong, more than 2,000 people were arrested, 579 people were imprisoned, 565 people died heroically, nearly 200 people were tortured and sacrificed in prison, 169 party members were executed... But overcoming all those pains and losses, the flame of patriotism and hatred for the enemy burned even more brightly in the hearts of every patriotic Thanh Chuong child. The more the enemy oppressed, the more the fighting spirit of the masses rose like a rising tide that nothing could stop.

Promoting the Soviet spirit of Nghe Tinh

in the heroic homeland

During the two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, Thanh Chuong was a key area of ​​bombardment by American imperialism to cut off the vital supply route to the southern battlefield. In the face of fierce bombardment by American imperialism, the army and people of Thanh Chuong were not shaken, actively coordinating with the stationed units to coordinate combat, and actively producing to support the front line with the spirit of "Not a pound of rice is missing, not a soldier is missing" contributing with the whole nation to regain peace and unify the country.

The revolutionary historical and cultural traditions of Thanh Chuong, especially the Nghe Tinh Soviet spirit, have always been the luggage, spiritual motivation, and fueled the strong will to rise of the cadres, party members and people of Thanh Chuong. Along with the general development of the whole province, Thanh Chuong today has had great changes: The economy has grown quite well, the structure has shifted in the right direction, the poverty rate has decreased sharply to 3.2%; from a "four-way" district, now there are 6 national highways passing through the area, 36 ferry piers have been replaced by bridges connecting the happy shores; 29 communes have met the new rural standards, 4 advanced new rural communes, Thanh Linh commune has achieved the model new rural standard; Thanh Chuong town has met the civilized urban standards; social culture has developed, education is still a solid support for Thanh Chuong people to move up; national defense and security have been maintained; the work of building the Party and the political system has been well implemented.

During the 2020 - 2025 term, with the spirit of resolutely innovating the Party's leadership methods; creative direction, administration, and implementation of the government; and the responsible, focused, and key participation of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations from the district to the grassroots level; the consensus of all classes of people and the sentiment and responsibility of children far from home towards their homeland have created a resonance of combined strength to develop their homeland.

Through the construction of new rural areas and civilized urban areas; in addition to synchronously invested infrastructure serving socio-economic development and people's livelihood, the quality of life of the people, both material and spiritual, is significantly improved. Average income per capita reaches more than 48 million VND/year (2023).

The locality has focused on directing the construction and formation of many leading and widespread agricultural and forestry economic models, creating changes in people's production thinking. In particular, a number of key agricultural products have been formed and produced in an organic direction, such as tea, oranges, grapefruit, black canarium, etc., and there are 34 3-star and 4-star OCOP products.

In addition to promoting internal strength and the will to be self-reliant and self-reliant, the Party Committee and government from the district to the grassroots level have actively and proactively connected and expanded relationships, focusing on attracting investment. Thanh Chuong has attracted and created consensus to deploy and put into use 4 key transport projects and works with regional connectivity. In particular, the Do Cung Bridge Project across Lam River, connecting Thanh Chuong - Do Luong District and the road from National Highway 46 - Ngoc Son Commune (Thanh Chuong) to Nam Hung Commune (Nam Dan) is being accelerated in construction and will also become a highlight and breakthrough in transport infrastructure when put into use.

The district has attracted a number of production investment projects, opening up job opportunities, increasing income, shifting the economic structure and labor structure in the locality, such as Matsuoka Garment Factory in Thanh Lien Commune, Thanh Chuong Garment Factory in Thanh Phong Commune attracting thousands of workers...

The cultural and social fields continue to receive attention, the tradition of studiousness, good study and academic achievements, the quality of education of Thanh Chuong increasingly affirms its position among the top units of the province. The work of building the Party and the political system is focused with many good models, creative ways in ideological work, mass mobilization work, work of building, consolidating and developing the Party organization, developing Party members... In particular, the district has built a team of cadres at all levels who are dynamic, creative, enthusiastic, responsible for the homeland and devoted to the people... Taking care of national defense and security work, creating a safe and healthy environment for people and businesses, promoting the comprehensive development of the district.

The resonance between traditional historical, revolutionary and cultural values ​​as well as the achievements in the past and the emerging factors will create opportunities for Thanh Chuong to develop faster, higher and more sustainably in the coming time. In particular, Resolution No. 39 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 1945, with policies related to Thanh Chuong district, such as strengthening foreign relations, especially with countries in the East-West economic corridor, provinces of Laos sharing the border; investing to form and develop the Ho Chi Minh Road economic corridor; investing and building the Hanoi - Vientiane expressway (section through Nghe An).

To keep pace with and go along with those policies, the Party Committee and the government of Thanh Chuong district have clearly identified key issues to focus on implementing. In particular, paying attention to reviewing the planning of sectors, communes and towns after the arrangement of commune-level administrative units, period 2023 - 2025 to continue attracting investment in building transport infrastructure, especially projects to create regional linkages; attracting high-tech agricultural product processing facilities to promote agricultural development towards circular economy, organic economy and forest development along with the carbon credit market. Associated with promoting the values ​​of historical - cultural relics, primary forest systems and potential points, including advantages in agricultural production to promote the development of historical tourism, spiritual culture, experiential tourism, eco-tourism, agricultural tourism... Continuing to promote the construction of new rural areas, advanced new rural areas and model new rural areas; create synchronous and spacious rural infrastructure and improve the material and spiritual life of the people...

A new autumn has come to the Soviet homeland of Thanh Chuong, in the bustling and exciting atmosphere of the festival announcing the 555th title of Thanh Chuong and the 94th anniversary of the tradition of the Party Committee and people of Thanh Chuong. In every look and smile of the people here, there is always a radiant belief and hope in the development of the district on the path of innovation and integration./.