The practical activities and achievements of the former Vietnam–Soviet Friendship Association, as well as the curent Vietnam–Russia Friendship Association (VRFA), clearly demonstrate and reaffirm the significant role of people-to-people diplomacy in the relations between the two countries.

A music and fashion festival themed “Canh buom do tham” (Crimson sails) took place in Tuoi Tre Park in Hanoi on October 2, helping connect Russian community living in Vietnam and Vietnamese people studied and worked in Russia.

A Vietnam – Russia cultural exchange took place in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on October 29.