Aphonin wrote about his days in Hanoi , the city’s traditions andcustoms and reviewed the history of the capital city of Hanoi duringthe national construction and defence.
He said in the article,“I used to live in Hanoi when the capital city was being targeted bybombs and rockets”. Those heart-breaking scenes made him think of thegreat struggle of the people of the former Soviet Union againstfascism.
He said Vietnam had become his second home andconcluded in his article that 1,000-year-old Hanoi is hospitable,hardworking and optimistic and has a unique culture. Hanoi , theheroic city, is always in his heart./.