Soulmates
“I realized that in the world there are two peoples who are similar in their heroic spirit and are very good at fighting the enemy. Those are the Russians and the Vietnamese.“
During the resistance war to liberate the South and unify the country, I witnessed a talk between my father (General Secretary Lê Duẩn) and some Soviet youth and students. During the exchange, a Russian student stood up and asked him: "General Secretary, do you think Vietnam will win against America?"
My father said: “I realized that in the world there are two peoples who are similar in their heroic spirit and are very good at fighting the enemy. Those are the Russians and the Vietnamese. In the 19th century, when Napoleon won all European battlefields and held the most powerful armies to annex Russia. Faced with the resistance of a heroic nation, Napoleon failed. In feudal Vietnam, the Mongol army conquered from Asia to Europe, spreading terror to all countries they visited. Yet in all three times they invaded Vietnam, they failed miserably. At the beginning of the 20th century, when the German fascists devastated Europe, conquered all the wars, and aspired to conquer the world, they collapsed on Russian soil... Today, imperial America is the number one superpower, that has never tasted defeat. But they are also encountering resistance from a nation with a heroic spirit, Vietnam. The Russians defeated the German fascists, then history must also stand for Vietnam to defeat the USA." And yes, history has given victory to the heroic spirit of Vietnam.
Russia and Viet Nam: Soulmates From Across Borders
Russia has trained millions of students from all over the world, yet Vietnamese students have a special place in the hearts of Russian teacher. Most Vietnamese who used to live in Russia and become friends with Russian people share the same thought: whenever they hear about Russia or Soviet Union, a feeling of joy, nostalgia, trust, and affection arises within them.
