150th Anniversary of V.I. Lenin’s Birthday - The great leader of the world proletarian revolution

V.I. Lenin - The great leader of the proletarian class in the world

On 16th April 1917, V.I. Lenin went to Petrograd to give a presentation about the April Theses, which was actually a platform to outline the strategy for the socialist revolution with the slogan: “All power to the Soviets!”. The 7th National Conference (April 1917) of the Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party ratified the revolutionary path set by V.I. Lenin.

On the late afternoon of 6th November 1917, V.I. Lenin went to Smolny Palace to direct the armed uprising to overthrow the interim bourgeois government and establish the Soviet government. In the evening of 6th November 1917, the armed uprising took place in Petrograd city. In early morning of 7th November 1917, Saint Petersburg city was under the control of the uprising force and in the evening of 7th November 1917, the October Revolution came to complete success. The power was given to the people. The first workers’ and peasants’ State in the world under the leadership of the proletarian class was born.

Applying V.I. Lenin’s thought creatively into the Vietnam’s revolution

The strong desire for independence, freedom for the people and the country urged Nguyen Ai Quoc - President Ho Chi Minh to find the way to save the country. He encountered the Draft Theses on National and Colonial Questions by V.I. Lenin. When reading this Draft Theses by V.I. Lenin, He felt moved: “Sitting alone in the room but I just wanted to shout out as if I was addressing to the mass: “My miserable fellows! This is what needed for us, this is the way for our liberation!”

President Ho Chi Minh considered V.I. Lenin’s thought and the lesson from Russian October Revolution as the “magic guidebook” and He comprehended and applied it creatively into Vietnam revolution. He established, trained the Vietnam Communist Party to take the role of leading Vietnamese people to overcome many difficulties and challenges to gain national independence, country union and led the country to socialism.

After 45 years of liberating the South and unifying the country, under the leadership of the Party, our country has made huge and historic achievements. Vietnam has transformed from a poor and backward country into a developing, middle-income one; people enjoy better physical and spiritual life; the national solidarity is continuously reinforced, enlarged and promoted; independence and sovereignty are maintained; the position and credibility of the country are increased in the international arena… The achievements are possible because our Party are loyal, consistent and creative in applying Marxism, Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s thought.