More than 90 autumns have passed, but the sounds of the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement (1930-1931) still resound in the pages of history and the memoirs of those who were the “souls” of those earth-shattering struggles. Under the leadership of the Party, many “red seeds” have sprouted and grown in Huong Son and Duc Tho, helping the struggle movement in the localities along the peaceful La and Pho rivers to grow stronger.

More than 90 autumns have passed, but the sounds of the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement (1930-1931) still resound in the pages of history and the memoirs of those who were the “souls” of those earth-shattering struggles. Under the leadership of the Party, many “red seeds” have sprouted and grown in Huong Son and Duc Tho, helping the struggle movement in the localities along the peaceful La and Pho rivers to grow stronger.

In the blaze of the new rural construction movement, Son Chau today still resounds with the echoes of the wooden fish sounds of 1930-1931. Continuing the revolutionary tradition of their ancestors, each citizen is trying their best to contribute to building life in the new revolutionary period. And in each of their stories, the revolutionary heroes who made the name of Son Chau in particular and Huong Son district in general are mentioned with all the honor, pride and deep gratitude. Mr. Dinh Van Thuy (born in 1938), who is 60 years old in the Party this year, in Dinh village shared: “Our village used to be the cradle of the revolution, where the bravery of the best people - the core of the struggle movement - was tempered. The sound of the communal house's gong called and urged our people to rise up to seize power. And in the new development stage, the sound of the revolutionary gong has become an indispensable part of spiritual life, encouraging and supporting the Party Committee and the people of Son Chau to continue to unite and strive to achieve new achievements.”

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People of Son Chau commune (Huong Son) focus on building advanced new rural areas.

In his story, the village's outstanding revolutionary cadre, mentioned by Mr. Thuy with respect and admiration, was Mr. Tran Chi Tin - the first Secretary of the District Party Committee of Huong Son District and the author of the emotional memoirs kept at the Nghe Tinh Soviet Museum. The simple lines carefully written on brown paper vividly and truthfully recreated the revolutionary life of the patriotic young man, as well as the context of life and the fighting atmosphere of Son Chau village in the years 1930-1931.

Revolutionary memoirs of comrade Tran Chi Tin.

Comrade Tran Chi Tin was born into a poor peasant family in Tu My village (now Dinh village, Son Chau commune). During his time as a teacher in his hometown in the early 1920s, teacher Tin read Phan Boi Chau's documents and Phan Chau Trinh's 10 articles sent to King Khai Dinh; was assigned to raise money in the teacher's class to help Phan Boi Chau rebuild the "Tieng Dan" newspaper with Huynh Thuc Khang as editor-in-chief... Those activities instilled in the young teacher a spirit of patriotism and revolutionary enthusiasm. In June 1927, teacher Tran Chi Tin joined the Tan Viet Party in Huong Son; in March 1930, he became one of a group of 3 people who organized the establishment of the Communist Party Cell of Son Chau Primary School - the first Party cell of Huong Son district.

Tu My communal house has become a red address for educating revolutionary traditions for generations (photo 1). The wooden fish in Tu My communal house is still preserved today (photo 2). Uncle Ho's altar at Tu My communal house (photo 3).

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The life of active revolutionary activities with many contributions and shining qualities and character of Mr. Tran Chi Tin is a typical example, having a strong influence and influence on the thoughts and actions of his children, family and people in his hometown. Many relatives also followed in his footsteps to join the revolution and contributed their efforts and intelligence to their hometown and country. Among them, his three younger brothers are all veteran revolutionaries; in particular, Mr. Tran Binh (Mr. Tin's younger brother) held many important positions such as: Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the People's Committee of Huong Son district in 1945; Member of the Standing Committee of Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee, first Principal of Tran Phu Political School; Judge of the Supreme People's Court, Delegate of the 1st National Assembly. Mr. Tin's son, Mr. Tran The Loc (born in 1925) also participated in revolutionary activities very early. In 1944, Mr. Loc worked as a liaison for a number of party members who had just been released from prison in the district. In early 1945, he was elected as the leader of the Viet Minh in Tu My village. He was admitted to the Party on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Nghe Tinh Soviet (September 12, 1945). To date, in Mr. Tran Chi Tin's family, there are 31 people with PhDs, 262 people with university and post-graduate degrees; many people are holding important positions in many fields.

A corner of Tung Anh commune center (Duc Tho).

Also in Huong Son district, we searched for the memories of a staunch communist in the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement in Kim Hoa commune (former Son Mai commune). "From then on, I was admitted to the Party with the confidence and understanding of making a revolution that would benefit the people, including myself" (excerpt from the Memoirs of Comrade Kieu Lieu).

The noble titles that the Party and State have awarded to honor Mr. Kieu Lieu's contributions.

Despite being imprisoned twice (the first time during the August 1st demonstration in Huong Son, imprisoned for more than 3 years; the second time imprisoned from 1939-1945), being beaten, abused, and brutally tortured, but: "I still persevered with the Party's teachings and, moreover, followed the example of my comrades who endured unyieldingly..." (excerpt from Comrade Kieu Lieu's Memoirs). In March 1945, he and many other political prisoners successfully broke out of the prison and continued their activities. On September 2, 1954, after Kim Hoa commune was divided into 3 communes: Son Phuc, Son Mai, Son Thuy, Comrade Kieu Lieu was elected to hold the position of Chairman of the Son Mai Commune Administrative Committee. However, after only 3 months of participating in activities, he had to retire due to declining health. He passed away in 1988.

Mr. Kieu Minh Tan and his son - Kieu Lieu's son and grandson - were proud to turn the pages of history about their father's revolutionary activities.

“Throughout my life, from the time I joined the Party until I became old and weak, I devoted all my abilities and strength to the cause. Throughout the arduous revolutionary struggle, I steadfastly followed the Party without ever wavering in my will, and trained myself to have a firm stance and a steadfast ideology until the day of complete victory, the cause belonging to the entire Party and the entire people.” Turning the pages of the memoirs with beautiful memories of his beloved father, Mr. Kieu Minh Tan (born in 1950) - son of Mr. Kieu Lieu could not hide his tears of emotion and pride: “My father lived and devoted his whole life to the revolution…”.

Being the homeland of ambitious people such as: Doctor Phan Dinh Phung, late General Secretary Tran Phu..., the revolutionary movement in Duc Tho district took place very early. After the Party was founded on February 3, 1930, under the leadership of the Party, the masses of Duc Tho people quickly responded to the Soviet movement, in which, on August 1, 1930, along with Can Loc, Nghi Xuan, Huong Khe, Ky Anh... in the localities of Duc Tho, many protests took place against imperialism and the puppet government. On September 10, 1930, the people of Thai Yen commune and Duc Thuy commune (now merged into Lam Trung Thuy commune) organized a large-scale protest against the oppression of colonialism and feudalism. The sound of Thai Yen protest drums ignited the fighting spirit, spreading throughout the localities inside and outside the district, opening the Soviet movement in Duc Tho homeland.

In their memoirs, the Soviet soldiers not only portrayed the panoramic picture of the “earth-shaking” struggle movement of the Duc Tho people, but also showed the enlightenment of revolutionary ideals, absolute loyalty to the Party, and the noble spirit of sacrifice of the first generation of communists. Among them, the “fiery” memoirs of comrade Dao Kha - former Chairman of the People’s Committee of Yen Vuong commune made a strong impression, because before becoming a loyal party member, he came from a landlord family.

“One day, while playing chess, Mr. Pham Thua, Mr. Hieu, and Mr. Nguyen To talked about the revolutionary movement that was spreading everywhere, even in Nghe An and Ha Tinh. I asked: What is the purpose of communism? Those comrades told me clearly: to overthrow the imperialists, the Southern Dynasty government, to fight against oppression and exploitation, to reclaim rights for the poor, and to achieve equality for the people. I felt very happy when comrade Hieu asked if the revolution came here, would you follow? I answered without hesitation: I want to follow” (Excerpt from the Memoirs of Comrade Dao Kha).

The old house where Mr. Dao Kha lived with his children and grandchildren in the last years of his life.

From a landlord's "son", after awakening to the revolution, comrade Dao Kha wholeheartedly followed the Party, actively worked, and excellently completed the tasks assigned by the organization such as secretly distributing leaflets, mobilizing people to participate in demonstrations on August 1, 1930... In September 1930, comrade Dao Kha was honored to be admitted to the Party. From here, he and the Party cell led the mass movement of Yen Vuong commune to fight and won many victories, establishing the Soviet government. At this time, he was elected as the Farmers' Union and Secretary of the Yen Vuong Agricultural Union.

In July 1931, the French colonialists intensified their terror, Mr. Dao Kha and his younger brother Dao Ba (whom he had enlightened), along with many comrades, were arrested and imprisoned in prisons in the province, then exiled to Da Lat prison (Lam Dong). After enduring all kinds of torture and then being lured to surrender with promises of a rich life from the enemy, Mr. Dao Kha remained steadfast in his stance, steadfast in his ideals.

Family and relatives with the noble titles that the Party and State awarded to comrade Dao Kha.

In prison, Mr. Dao Kha continued to fight tirelessly with comrades such as Ho Tung Mau, Phan Dang Luu... In 1940, he completed his prison term but had not yet returned when the enemy continued to exile him to Li Hy prison (Thua Thien Hue). On March 9, 1945, taking advantage of the Japanese-French fighting, he and 50 comrades broke out of prison. Returning to his locality, Mr. Dao Kha continued to establish contacts with the organization and participated in establishing the Viet Minh Committee of the commune, mobilizing the masses to prepare for the uprising. On August 19, 1945, together with other localities, Mr. Dao Kha and other revolutionaries led the people of Yen Vuong to rise up and advance to Duc Tho district office to revolt and regain power. In 1945, he was elected as the provisional Chairman of Yen Vuong commune and contributed to it until later.

The appearance of the new rural area of ​​An Dung commune (Duc Tho) today.

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Mr. Dao Doanh Thinh (born in 1952), son of Mr. Dao Kha, said: "My father always advised that one must live to contribute to the Party and the homeland, without personal gain. His teachings are still remembered and implemented by his descendants today." And today, the generation of descendants in the land of scholars and studious people of Duc Tho is fulfilling their father's wishes, constantly cultivating virtue, training talent, maintaining their will and determination to overcome all difficulties, rising up in new pages of history, contributing to building their homeland to become the leading flag in the movement to build new rural areas of the province.

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ARTICLE, PHOTOS: CT-XH REPORTER GROUP

DESIGN - TECHNICAL: HUY TUNG - KHOI NGUYEN

(TO BE CONTINUED)

Lesson 1: The echo of Soviet drums in the heroic homeland

Lesson 2: Shining ideal "Even if there is one hour left, we can still make revolution"

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