Spring 1930

Not every Vietnamese revolutionary, including those who operated inside and outside the country at that time, knew about the establishment of the Party. The most important archival documents relating to this event are stored in the font of the Indochinese Communist Party and the personal font of Ho Chi Minh in the archives of the Comintern, now Russia’s Modern History archives. Most of the documents were handwriting by Ho Chi Minh in Vietnamese, French and English.

He wrote a large number of letters, reports and booklets in February and March 1930. A letter written in French was sent to a revolutionary, Mr. Le Hong Phong who was studying at the Communist University of Toilers of the East operated by Comintern to send to the Ministry of the East. The letter was translated into Russian and attached to it was a list of Comintern’s leaders who were to receive it. The letter says, “The Communist Party of Vietnam was established on the mergence of the Indochinese Communist Party and the Communist Party of Annam. The Party has elected its provisional central committee. Currently, the Party has 500 members operating in 40 cells, half of them are in factories and plants. The Party’s influence in the northern is stronger than in the south.”

The first spring of the Party left a strong impression on young Vietnamese revolutionaries who were studying at the Communist University of Toilers of the East and other schools in the Soviet Union.

Spring 1933

In spring 1933, the Vietnamese group at the University decided to celebrate the establishment of the Party. It was a difficult time. Party First Secretary Tran Phu was arrested and died in Saigon not long ago and Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) was reported by the press as having died in a Hong Kong prison. The Vietnamese group held a memorial service for him in Moscow.

In spring 1934, after the world-known “Hong Kong case”, Nguyen Ai Quoc reappeared in Moscow to the big joy of the Vietnamese students and Comintern’s leaders and friends.

Spring 1935

A document found in the Comintern’s archives mentioned the position of the CPVN at that time. Speaking at the Comintern’s 7^th Congress held in August 1935, Mr. Vuong Ming, member of the Presidium of the Comintern praised the Communist Party of Vietnam and the revolutionary movement in 1930 and 1931.

During this period, the struggle within the Comintern against the leftish deviation trend reached its peak. Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) held fast to his standpoint and skillfully led the Vietnamese revolution to socialism. He was the mainstay of Vietnamese revolutionaries at that time.

Spring 1937

A meeting was held in Moscow that spring to celebrate the 6^th founding anniversary of the CPVN. It was attended by a large number of international friends. The Comintern report denied the position of Nguyen Ai Quoc in this organisation. However, since 1938, many reports and articles written by Comintern, French and Italian leaders highly praised the CPVN and acknowledged effective contributions of Nguyen Ai Quoc to the CPVN and the international communist and workers’ movements.

Spring 1939

Nguyen Ai Quoc returned to China. He wrote a strategic document to be implemented after his return to Vietnam. The document summarised the history of Vietnam, the history of the CPVN since 1930 and its revolutionary movements. He focused on a “border strategy” and selected Cao Bang province to be the Party’s political and military base to prepare for a general uprising in the near future. He also urged fraternal parties to help Vietnam in its coming national liberation struggle, although the Comintern had been dispersed.

Spring 1941

In spring 1941, uncle Ho returned to Vietnam. He stayed in Pac Bo cave to prepare for the August 1945 General Uprising.