Photo book on Ho Chi Minh's journey for nation salvation debuts

A photo book on late President Ho Chi Minh’s journey to seek ways for national salvation has been launched to mark the 110th year of his departure (June 5, 1911 - 2021).
Photo book on Ho Chi Minh's journey for nation salvation debuts ảnh 1Delegate card issued to Nguyen Ai Quoc to attend the 5th Congress of the Comintern in 1924. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A photo book on late President Ho ChiMinh’s journey to seek ways for national salvation has been launched to mark the110th year of his departure (June 5, 1911 - 2021).

Published in four languages – Vietnamese, English, Russian,and Chinese, the 252-page book features hundreds of valuable documentary photos,documents, and autographs relating to the President’s activities during 1911 –1945.

Compiled by the Information and Communication Publishing House in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh relic site at the Presidential Palace, the book aims to give insight into his works andcontributions to the nation’s revolutionary cause.

On June 1, the Tre (Youth) Publishing House also published amap on the President’s 30-year journey.

In early May, a new book about President Ho Chi Minhcompiled by Assoc. Prof. Dr Bui Dinh Phong, a lecturer at the Ho Chi MinhNational Academy of Politics, came to the public, highlighting President Ho ChiMinh’s revolutionary career, the close-knit relationship between his aspirationand content of documents adopted in the 13th National Congress of the CommunistParty of Vietnam.

President Ho Chi Minh has become a great source ofinspiration for not only Vietnamese authors and artists, but also their foreigncounterparts./.
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