Promoting the lasting value of the August Revolution in the new era

This is the content discussed by scientists and experts at the National Scientific Conference with the theme "August Revolution and National Day September 2: Contemporary values and everlasting vitality" recently held.

The workshop discussed, exchanged and clarified the contemporary value and everlasting vitality of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, and proposed orientations and solutions for Vietnam to develop rapidly and sustainably in the new era.

Discussing the topic "Historical significance of the August Revolution 1945 and National Day September 2", Senior Lieutenant General, Dr. Le Huy Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense presented a paper "The August Revolution, the initial steps in building the armed forces according to Ho Chi Minh's ideology - effective preparation for the two resistance wars and the current cause of defending the Fatherland".

According to Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, in August 1945, the revolutionary armed forces, built from the people and fighting for the people, became the core of the General Uprising.

Ho Chi Minh's thought on building the armed forces - consisting of three types of troops, closely connected to the people, under the absolute leadership of the Party - has brought into play great strength, contributing to the decisive victory. The lesson of maintaining the Party's leadership, solidarity, discipline and close attachment to the people continues to be the guiding principle for the cause of defending the Fatherland, building a revolutionary, disciplined, elite and modern armed force.

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Duc Cuong, President of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, delivered a speech on the topic "The success of the August Revolution in 1945 - a shining manifestation of the proactive and creative spirit of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh"; affirming that since the 1920s, Nguyen Ai Quoc had proactively absorbed Marxism-Leninism, creatively spread it into the patriotic movement, and put the task of national liberation first. During 15 years (1930-1945), the Party flexibly adjusted its strategies, expanded the united front, combined political and armed struggles, and created momentum and strength for the uprising.

The 8th Central Conference (May 1941) was the pinnacle of proactive and creative thinking, leading to the lightning victory of the August 1945 General Uprising. The lesson of steadfastness in goals, proactive response, and creativity in action remains valuable in the cause of national construction and defense today.

In his speech on the topic "August Revolution and the establishment and construction of a Democratic Republic of Law in Vietnam: From historical reality to contemporary vision", Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Tung, former Director of the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, emphasized that the birth of the Provisional Government after the August Revolution demonstrated the principle of democracy and the rule of law, requiring the approval of the National Assembly and the Constitution to have legitimacy.

From the proposal of President Ho Chi Minh at the first meeting of the Government (September 3, 1945), the General Election on January 6, 1946 established the First National Assembly, passed the 1946 Constitution, ensuring that power belonged to the People, fully recognizing the fundamental freedom and democracy. The First National Assembly also demonstrated its flexibility in giving seats to other parties to consolidate the great national unity bloc, leaving valuable lessons for the construction and perfection of the current socialist rule of law state.

Bringing the country to development in the new era

In the discussion session on "Promoting the value of the August Revolution and National Day September 2 in the new era", delegates emphasized perfecting the national development and governance model; synchronizing institutions; taking science - technology, innovation, digital transformation as driving forces; developing a socialist-oriented market economy; promoting digital economy, green economy, circular economy; building Vietnamese culture and people as endogenous resources; promoting an independent and autonomous foreign policy; protecting the Fatherland early and from afar; continuing to build a socialist rule-of-law State of the people, by the people, for the people; innovating the operation methods of the Fatherland Front and mass organizations.

In particular, the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus and the two-level local government model are considered historic decisions, creating a breakthrough for development.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan shared about the importance of ensuring the birth rate and maintaining sustainable human development to ensure the country's sustainable development in the future, expressing great confidence in the young generation of Vietnam and with their love for the Fatherland, the young generation will lead the country to develop not only in 50 years, 100 years, 200 years, but for thousands of years.

Today's youth are like green trees in the forest of 55 million Vietnamese workers and let's leave the country 55 million green trees for the next generation so that the country will last forever.

The delegates also affirmed that the great achievements of the country in the past 80 years have a very important part in placing Vietnam as a part of the world; the Vietnamese revolution has an organic relationship with the world revolution and successful integration. Today's young generation should learn about the world, grasp firmly the opportunities that the world and the times are creating to be able to catch up with advanced, civilized countries and possibly surpass some fields. Only then can we enter the era of national growth, standing shoulder to shoulder with the great powers of the five continents.

Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Khuong, lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, shared that today's generation is very fortunate to live in a great time for the country, when Vietnam has all the conditions and motivation to be able to develop remarkably in the next 2 decades.

Dr. Can Van Luc believes that the young generation of Vietnam in the new era needs to practice the "5 T's" to keep up with the times and succeed, which are speed, intelligence, confidence, adaptability and inspiration.

In his closing speech at the conference, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, said that each presentation is an independent research work, on each specific issue, reflecting quite comprehensively, fully and deeply the development stages of the Vietnamese revolution over the past 80 years.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang affirmed that 80 years have passed, but the invaluable historical values and lessons learned from the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam remain intact, and need to continue to be refined and creatively applied in the new era of development to realize the aspiration of building a strong, prosperous, civilized, and happy Vietnam, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers as President Ho Chi Minh wished and the aspirations of the entire nation.

Minh Anh

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