Hung Kings commemorated in Russia

A large number of people participate in the event to mark the Hung Kings Commemoration Day in St. Petersburg, Russia (Photo: VNA)

This is the fourth time the event has been held in Russia in response to the Vietnam Ancestral Global Day.

The event was attended by Professor Vladimir Kolotov, Head of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at St. Petersburg University.

At the event, Mr. Dao Dai Hai, Head of the Vietnam Ancestral Global Day project in Saint Petersburg, emphasized the significance of the event in connecting overseas Vietnamese as well as Vietnamese at home and abroad.

Professor Kolotov cited President Ho Chi Minh's famous saying that “the Hung Kings founded the nation, we should get together to protect it,” holding that this motto has helped develop the great national solidarity and internal strength for Vietnam to gain independence, construct the country, integrate into the world and make contributions to the global community.

Vice Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Russia Tran Phu Nhuan highlighted the significance of the Vietnam Ancestral Global Day, calling for Vietnamese communities in Europe and Russia to spread the Vietnamese humane traditions and foster their solidarity.

At the event, the organizing board honoured outstanding overseas Vietnamese for their positive contributions.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Saint Petersburg Do The Manh said that the event helps connect Vietnamese students and spread the spirit of "drinking water, remember the source" more strongly and widely among them.

Saint Petersburg is regarded the cultural capital of the Russian Federation. It is home to top universities with a long history, which have trained not only a generation of intellectuals and leaders for Vietnam. The number of Vietnamese students studying here is very large and increases every year./.