Exhibition: Tracing President Ho Chi Minh's footsteps in the Homeland of the October Revolution
WVR - Under the direction of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilization; the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ho Chi Minh Museum, in collaboration with the Political Theory Department and the Central Office of the Party's Archives Department, organized the thematic exhibition "Ho Chi Minh's Footprints in the Homeland of the October Revolution".
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On December 8, in Hanoi, exhibition titled “Ho Chi Minh’s Footprints in the Homeland of the October Revolution” opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, highlighting the Vietnamese leader’s profound ties with Russia and his enduring contributions to the friendship between the two countries.
The event is organized to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Russian Federation (January 30, 1950 - January 30, 2025) and the 108th anniversary of the Great Russian October Revolution (November 7, 1917 - November 7, 2025).
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| Delegates cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the thematic exhibition. (Photo: Ha Anh) |
Speaking at the opening on the afternoon of December 8, Dr. Vu Manh Ha – Party Secretary, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum emphasized that on the journey to find a way to save the country, under the light of the Russian October Revolution, directly influenced by V. I. Lenin's Thesis on National and Colonial Questions, Nguyen Ai Quoc-Ho Chi Minh chose and led the Vietnamese revolution to follow the path of the October Revolution.
He went to the Soviet Union to live, study, and engage in revolutionary activities, from which he built a close comradeship with the leaders of the Soviet Party, State, and people.
Following the path of the October Revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded the Communist Party of Vietnam, leading the Vietnamese people in the struggle for national liberation, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Since Vietnam gained independence in 1945, in his capacity as President, Ho Chi Minh visited the Soviet Union several times.
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| Exhibition space on the opening day. (Photo: Ha Anh) |
Through these visits, he experienced firsthand the achievements of the Soviet Union in building socialism, promoting cooperative relationships.
From here, the Vietnamese revolution consistently received sincere and meaningful support from the Soviet Party, Government, and people, gradually completing the national democratic revolution and advancing towards building socialism.
Dr. Vu Manh Ha shared that the exhibition introduces the public to the revolutionary journey of Nguyen Ai Quoc-Ho Chi Minh in Russia during the years 1923 - 1924, 1927, 1934 - 1938 when he was seeking a way to save the country, as well as the journey of friendship that President Ho Chi Minh, in his capacity as President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam), left across the vast Soviet Union.
The footsteps of President Ho Chi Minh in the land of the October Revolution are a clear testament to the friendship between the two countries, reflecting his affection for the Russian people as well as the peoples of the Soviet Union, writing beautiful stories of loyal and steadfast friendship, always supporting and standing by each other in the revolutionary cause and nation-building.
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| The book "The Fifth World Congress of the Communist International in 1924" presented by lecturer Svetlana Glazunova and student Pavel Bolshkov from the Vietnamese language department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. (Photo: Ha Anh) |
"Looking back on the 75-year journey with significant achievements, along with the determination and efforts of the leaders and people of both countries, we are proud and confident that the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia will continue to be strengthened and developed, overcoming all challenges and difficulties, worthy of the traditional close friendship between the two nations, in line with the aspirations of the people of both countries.
The footsteps of President Ho Chi Minh in Russia - the land of the great Lenin, as well as in the former Soviet Union member states, are a vivid testament to President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary path, while also highlighting the strong friendship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation – two nations always accompanying and supporting each other in the struggle for national liberation and nation-building, creating a beautiful story of loyal and steadfast friendship," he affirmed.
With nearly 300 carefully selected photos, documents, and artifacts, the thematic exhibition consists of three parts: The Seeker of the Nation's Image - Journey through Russia; Across the Vast Soviet Union - Deepening Friendship; Cherishing Vietnam-Russia Friendship.
In the exhibition space, the Ho Chi Minh Museum also introduces to the public some documents and artifacts related to the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh newly collected from the Russian Federation.
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| The exhibition is organized from December 8, 2025, to April 2026 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum for public viewing. (Photo: Ha Anh) |
These include the book "The Fifth World Congress of the Communist International in 1924" presented by lecturer Svetlana Glazunova and student Pavel Bolshkov from the Vietnamese language department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations to the Museum in September 2025; photos of the visit to the Soviet Union in 1955 along with President Ho Chi Minh's notes in the guestbook of the Ural Geological Museum, presented by the State Archives of Sverdlovsk Province and the Ural Geological Museum to the Museum in July 2025.
Organized from December 8, 2025, to April 2026, the Ho Chi Minh Museum hopes the thematic exhibition "Ho Chi Minh's Footprints in the Land of the October Revolution" will be a meaningful cultural activity with widespread influence, contributing to nurturing the traditional, unwavering, and profound friendship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation, as President Ho Chi Minh once said: "Although Vietnam and the Soviet Union are thousands of miles apart, our hearts are always together and beat as one".
