The special edition of Ho Chi Minh Biography in pictures was released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The book has nearly 700 paintings, photos and maps, and plans richly illustrated; the content is selected and edited to vividly recreate the life and great revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh.
President Ho Chi Minh was the one who laid the foundation and gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia. With the stature of an outstanding revolutionary, ideological and cultural figure, President Ho Chi Minh led the Vietnamese people to gain independence and build the foundation for a modern nation.
The book Ho Chi Minh Biography in pictures compiled by Dong A and published by the University of Education Publishing House outlined his life and career, highlighting his important contributions to the revolutionary journey of President Ho Chi Minh.
The book is divided into 7 main parts: Part 1 - Poetry and Adults (1890 1911); Part 2 - searching for a way to save the country (1911 1924); Part 3 - Revolutionary activities abroad (1924 1941); Part 4 - Leaders of the August General Uprising (1941 1945); Part 5 - Leaders of the resistance war against France (1945 1954); Part 6 - Leaders of the resistance war against the US and national reunification (1954 1969); Part 7 - Ho Chi Minh Heritage (1969).
Traveling through each page of the book, readers can visualize the vibrant and rich revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh: Going out to find a way to save the country from Nha Rong port; traveling to many countries and continents to expand their vision of the world; becoming the first communist Vietnamese and actively developing the international communist movement...
At the end of each section, there is an overview of the world situation corresponding to each stage in Uncle Ho's life and career. Based on that, readers can have a broader view of the contemporary world scene and better understand the journey from Sen village to Uncle Ho's Presidential Palace.
The book Ho Chi Minh Biography in pictures not only tells stories in words, but also in pictures, with nearly 700 photos, paintings, photos of artifacts and monuments along with some maps and sketches.
Many portrait paintings and valuable documents in this book have been collected by Dong A from the French External Coast archives Center in Aix en Provence (ANOM), which houses a massive documentary collection of about 8,000 pages about President Ho Chi Minh, and many domestic museums.
Through the language of images, the life and heritage of President Ho Chi Minh will be built in a vivid and easy-to-receive way for readers.
Also on this occasion, at 2:00 p.m. on August 31 at the Publishing, Printing and Distribution Exhibition Area, within the framework of the National Achievements Exhibition on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day, held in Dong Anh Commune (Hanoi), Dong A Books will introduce the special edition S100 "Ho Chi Minh - picturesque History".
