Copies of the book introduced at the event (Photo: VNA) In his remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach thanked the Ukrainian side for its efforts to publish the work in the local language.
Given the situation in the country, many activities to celebrate the30th anniversary of the Vietnam-Ukraine diplomatic relations couldnot be done in line with the plan, the diplomat noted.
Therefore, the book launch, despite its small scale, is ameaningful activity in contribution to expand cultural exchange and mutualunderstanding between the two peoples, Thach said.
Head of the ‘Ukraine initiative’ organisation Yuri Kosenko saidthe year of the diplomatic celebration is a suitable time to step up research onVietnam.
Stressing that Nguyen Dinh Chieu is both a great poet and atypical anti-colonial poet-soldier, he noted the introduction of his workhonours his name and career.
A representative from the association of knowledge VasiliVasilievich the poem had many profound philosophical contents, which are stillvalid today.
A theatre under Vasili Vasilievich is working to turn thepoem into a play, he said, hoping the play to be staged in September onschedule.
Nguyen Dinh Chieu (1822 – 1888) was born in Binh Duongdistrict, Gia Dinh province (now district 1, Ho Chi Minh City). The poet wasknown for his nationalist and anti-colonial writings against the French and hisexemplary teaching, and was also a popular medical practitioner. He is a rolemodel for people with disabilities around the world. Despite his condition, hestudied Confucianism and Oriental medicine.
Luc Van Tien (The Tale of Luc Van Tien), an epic poemwritten in nom (the old Chinese-based Vietnamese script), was penned in the1850s. It is regarded as one of the most influential poems in Vietnamesehistory, along with Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyen Du. The work hasbeen translated into multiple languages, including French, English andJapanese./.
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