At the seminar (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The war to defend the northern border of Vietnamesepeople 40 years ago (February 17, 1949) was spotlighted in a recent seminarheld at the Ho Chi Minh Institute under Saint Petersburg State University ofRussia.
In his remarks, Professor Vladimir Kolotov, head of the institute, recalled thestruggle and cited memoirs of Gennady Obaturov, chief military advisor to theVietnamese Ministry of National Defence during the war, helping participating studentsunderstand more about the whole-hearted support of experts of the Soviet Union(now Russia) to Vietnam at that time.
The brief but fierce war is still in the mind of those who lived during theperiod, the Professor said.
Russian students from Saint Petersburg State University enthusiasticallyparticipated in the discussion.
Doussia Kalganova, a third-year student, expressed her love for Vietnamese landand people, saying the seminar has helped Russian youths learn more aboutVietnam, and brought young people of the two countries closer.
Meanwhile, Le Van Khanh, a Vietnamese student in Saint-Petersburg, said theseminar has shed light on Vietnamese people’s struggle to defend the nationalnorthern border.
The Vietnam-Russia friendship as well as prospects for the bilateral ties werealso discussed on this occasion.-VNA
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