The views crystallized from the intellectual stature of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong gradually turn culture into "soft power," the foundation for culture to be placed on par with economics, politics, and society.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a great cultural figure, a leader devoted to the development of an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity.
The views crystallized from the intellectual stature of the General Secretary and our Party in the recent period have gradually turned culture into "soft power," the foundation for national development. Culture must be placed on par with economics, politics, and society.
Deep understanding of knowledge and culture
Speaking about the contributions of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to the development of Vietnamese culture, literature and art, Associate Professor, Doctor, musician Do Hong Quan, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, affirmed: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is an "Elder Brother" in contemporary Vietnamese culture. He has a very subtle and profound understanding of Vietnamese culture, especially the cultural career that has been built, preserved and developed by our Party and State to this day.
According to Mr. Do Hong Quan, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has a broad understanding of knowledge, in which he deeply and thoroughly understands cultural forms and literary and artistic forms, as well as the characteristics of each field such as literature, poetry, theater, music, photography, fine arts, etc.
In each performing arts, literature and fine arts sector, the General Secretary has given specific instructions. During his attendance at important conferences on culture, literature and arts, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong gave speeches, expressing his special and deep interest in building, preserving and developing culture in general, as well as literature and arts in particular. In particular, the General Secretary paid special attention to developing the country's artists.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong raised theoretical and practical issues regarding culture, literature and art, emphasizing the special role and position of culture, literature and art today, continuing the tradition of the nation's two great resistance wars, as well as in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has absorbed, applied, and developed President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts on culture to a new level, raising it to a development strategy, while emphasizing and placing the importance of culture, the literary and artistic community, as well as the creative community in an important position: culture is on par with politics, economics and society.
Regarding literature and art, the General Secretary acknowledged the achievements of the entire Vietnamese literature and art up to now, and at the same time pointed out the limitations that literature and art must overcome.
During his participation and speeches at cultural conferences, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong always wondered how to produce literary and artistic works of high caliber, of high ideological and artistic value, touching people's hearts and living forever in the people. That is not only a question, a concern, a reminder, but also an important task assigned by the General Secretary to the team of artists, because, to build an advanced cultural and artistic foundation imbued with national identity, there must be excellent literary and artistic works and that task rests on the shoulders of artists.
Regarding the direction of cultural leadership, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has put forward very clear and long-term strategic ideas. That is to promote and build Vietnamese culture in a comprehensive and synchronous manner, not just in one field; to promote the role of the people as the main subject of culture; to promote the role of artists and intellectuals who are the creators of cultural products, literature and art...
The General Secretary also reminded and paid attention to developing and improving the qualifications of the cultural and artistic management team and those who directly work to operate culture, because this is a weakness that needs to be overcome.
Cultural development for people
Musician Do Hong Quan believes that the most profound idea that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong put forth is to develop culture with the ultimate goal of being for the people.
If we develop culture without focusing on people, without building new human standards, then culture will not have the motivation to develop. The General Secretary also reminded us to pay attention to the young generation, young talents...
“The team of artists is imbued with the General Secretary’s guidelines and ideology for the development of culture and art: That is, cultural development must be associated with people. Culture develops people and in people, in addition to talent, there must be personality, a position and a correct perspective on the development of society... This is a great lesson that we always remember and implement,” affirmed the Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Art Associations.
Musician Do Hong Quan shared that when re-reading the General Secretary's works on culture, especially the General Secretary's viewpoints and guiding thoughts crystallized in the collection "Building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity" recently released, the group of artists and writers identified it as a handbook on cultural development, valuable lessons learned from previous generations.
Those who work in culture, literature and art must have great aspirations, artists must have noble ideals, must struggle with life, must harmonize their heartbeat with the heart of the nation... only then will they have deep feelings and be able to create great, excellent literary and artistic works with foresight, broad vision, and predictive power for society.
These are messages and profound lessons that artists will never forget, always keep in mind and consider as a guideline in their creative activities, to be worthy of the noble responsibility of guiding and guiding people to the true, good and beautiful values of life.
According to musician Do Hong Quan, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is always interested and concerned with cultural development and human development.
The General Secretary believes that only by developing culture and people can the country become strong. That viewpoint of the General Secretary helps artists and writers have more confidence, more excitement and with aspirations to continue on the path the General Secretary has taken, continuing the guiding ideology to realize and gradually build an advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity, with its own colors and its own mettle in the international arena.
“With the passing of the General Secretary, we have lost not only an outstanding leader of the Party, the State, and the people, but also an “Elder Brother” of Vietnamese culture. The works and thoughts left by the General Secretary have become cultural handbooks for us artists. When reading the General Secretary’s articles and instructions from the late 20th century to his final speeches, we see that a part of his life was devoted to culture,” musician Do Hong Quan expressed./.
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