Nghe An has always been a heroic land, marking many victories in the golden history of the nation. The climax of 1930-1931, the peak of which was the Nghe Tinh Soviet, still resonates with heroic spirit today, leaving great values for future generations. The heroic Soviet blood still flows in the veins of many generations, becoming the sacred pride of the people of Nghe An.
The Nghe-Tinh Soviet was an inevitable development of the revolutionary struggle movement of workers and peasants across the country in the years 1930-1931. Photo archive.
This land is Soviet land.
Turning the pages of national history in the early 20th century, in the midst of the dark night of slavery, the Communist Party of Vietnam was born like a shining sun, awakening the people to rise up and overthrow the feudal colonial yoke. The Nghe Tinh Soviet movement that broke out in 1930-1931 shook the ruling apparatus, spreading the revolutionary movement throughout the country. "Look, Ben Thuy stood up first/ There, Thanh Chuong followed suit/ Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen/ Anh Son, Ha Tinh rose up once again" (Revolutionary Song - Dang Chanh Ky).
The climax began with a demonstration by 1,200 workers and farmers in Vinh - Ben Thuy on International Labor Day, May 1, 1930. At the place where many factory workers gathered, the protest flames were blazing. The French colonialists brutally suppressed the demonstration, killing 7 people and dozens of others.
Soviet worker-peasant monument in Truong Thi - Ben Thuy (Nghe An). Photo: Nghe An Newspaper
After that, many extremely passionate and fierce struggles of our people took place throughout Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The "red self-defense" teams were established to support the farmers of the two provinces in a series of attacks on the colonial and feudal governments. Before the revolutionary storm of the masses, the colonial and feudal governments in many areas of Nghe Tinh were in chaos, many places were paralyzed or disintegrated. "Red villages" from the highlands to the lowlands sprang up everywhere, typically: Ngoc Dien, Tien Linh, Chi Ne (Hung Nguyen); Thanh Ha, Vo Liet (Thanh Chuong); Phuc Tho (Nghi Loc); Ngoc Son (Do Luong); Lien Thanh (Yen Thanh); Ben Thuy - Vinh City; Phu Viet (now Viet Tien - Thach Ha); Hong Loc, Phu Luu, Tan Loc (Loc Ha); Vinh Loc (now Khanh Vinh Yen commune - Can Loc); Son Chau (Huong Son); Phu Phong (Huong Khe); Gia Lach (now Xuan An town, Nghi Xuan); Kim Nac (now Cam Hung - Cam Xuyen) ...
From September 1930, the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement developed to its peak. A series of protests broke out in the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, typically the protests of farmers in Hung Nguyen and Can Loc. In Nghe An, on the morning of September 12, about 8,000 farmers from the three communes: Phu Long, Thong Lang (Hung Nguyen) and Nam Kim (Nam Dan) lined up in neat rows, armed with sticks, spears, ropes, and raised the red flag of hammer and sickle, marching toward Yen Xuan station.
When the protesters had just reached Thai Lao, the French colonialists dropped bombs on the crowd, killing and injuring many people. In the afternoon, when the farmers came to bury the dead, the French planes came to massacre them again, killing 217 people, injuring 125 people, and arresting dozens of people.
Nghe Tinh Soviet Monument in Nghen town (Can Loc district).
At Nghen crossroads, from August to early September 1930, Can Loc farmers repeatedly marched to the district office to reclaim their public land and land, demanding freedom and democracy. Notably, on September 12, Can Loc District Party Committee launched a large-scale demonstration. 5,000 people from the upper Can and lower Can regions, in neat formation, holding banners and slogans, divided into 3 groups, marched to the district office to demand people's rights and democracy. Frightened by the fighting spirit of the masses, the imperialists and feudalists ordered their soldiers to open fire on the demonstrators, killing 42 people and injuring hundreds.
Many heroic sacrifices of communist soldiers such as Nguyen Phong Sac, Tran Huu Thieu, Nguyen Dinh Lien, Vo Que, Pham Thi Dung, Phan Gan, Nguyen Khien Suc, Nguyen Thi Nghia, Tran Thi Huong, Nguyen Thi Phuc... have become immortal symbols of patriotism and revolutionary spirit.
“This canton and that commune unite/ Let us shout and shout quickly”. When the struggle reached its peak, Nghe An and Ha Tinh had 33 districts, 111 cantons, and 1,243 communes rising up against feudal imperialism. Of which, Ha Tinh had 170 villages with red peasant associations directly or indirectly running and managing village and commune affairs. Revolutionary spirit and red blood surged throughout the countryside of Nghe An.
In the report entitled “Red Nghe-Tinh” sent to the Executive Committee of the Communist International on February 19, 1931, Nguyen Ai Quoc assessed: “During the period of French conquest and in the national revolutionary movement of 1905-1925, Nghe-Tinh was famous. In the current struggle, the workers and farmers of Nghe-Tinh still maintain their revolutionary traditions, Nghe-Tinh truly deserves the title of Red”. Poet Huy Can later also praised:
This land is Soviet land.
Party opens red flag festival
Since ancient times
Forever love of workers and farmers
Shining the spirit and soul of Nghe An people
93 years have passed, but the echoes of the Soviet drumbeat still resound, forever stirring in the memories and souls of the people of Nghe An, becoming a great source of pride for the people of Hong Mountain - Lam River. Following the flow of history, the Soviet blood continues to be nurtured, becoming the spirit of the Nghe Tinh people through the two wars to defend the nation in the 20th century and in the cause of national renewal today.
Nghe Tinh Soviet is the great pride of the people of Hong Mountain - Lam River.
Despite hardships and difficulties due to harsh nature, "the Lao wind blows the bamboo banks apart", or in life-and-death moments of the nation, "history chose us as a fulcrum", when there was hunger and lack of clothing: "At 50, rice was also 80/ Nghe An people's faces were as yellow as turmeric"... Hong Lam people were not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, ready to take the lead, with a passionate love for the country, loyal to the Party and the revolution.
The images of the exemplary leaders of the Party and the nation who are from Nghe An forever illuminate the history of the nation, becoming the spiritual support of generations of Vietnamese people such as President Ho Chi Minh, the national liberation hero, world cultural celebrity; the Party General Secretaries: Tran Phu, Ha Huy Tap, Le Hong Phong; revolutionary predecessors: Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Mai Kinh, Phan Dang Luu, Tran Huu Duyet, Ho Tung Mau, Le Hong Son, Le Ba Canh, Nguyen Huy Lung... The names of heroes and martyrs: Ly Tu Trong, Phan Dinh Giot, Tran Can, Dang Dinh Ho, the 10 Dong Loc girls, Vo Trieu Chung, Vuong Dinh Nho... will forever be remembered with the mountains and rivers.
Ha Tinh is increasingly developing modern and civilized.
The people of Nghe An have been passionately patriotic for thousands of years and are still loyal to the Party and the Fatherland. The tradition of the "red villages" in Nghe An and Ha Tinh has always been promoted. Ha Tinh is one of the four localities that gained power early in the country. During the two resistance wars of the nation in the 20th century, Nghe An and Ha Tinh were always the provinces where "there was not a single grain of rice missing, not a single soldier missing". The people of Nghe An are always courageous, brave, not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, studious, loving life, passionate about cultural creation, gentle, tolerant, romantic and full of affection.
Who knows if the Lam River water is clear or muddy? Then who knows if living this life is shameful or glorious/ Your boat goes up and down rapids/ The country is duty, is love, oh everyone...
Ben Thuy Bridge connects Nghe and Tinh banks. Photo: Nghe An Newspaper
The culture, people of Nghe An, and the Soviet spirit have become invaluable spiritual assets, great internal strength for the people of Nghe An - Ha Tinh to overcome the rain of bombs and bullets, overcome drought and storms, unite together to fight the common enemy, conquer nature, beautify the country, build a new life, worthy of the merits of our ancestors. In the stream of national renewal, the two provinces of Nghe An - Ha Tinh have made strong changes that have changed the face of the land of Hong Mountain - Lam River.
Along the strip of land from Quynh Luu to Ky Anh town, new life is changing every day. Politics is stable, economy is growing, culture and society have signs of development, people's lives are increasingly prosperous and happy, the new rural face of the countryside is radiant, natural resources and human potential are exploited and promoted, worthy of the wishes of our ancestors for thousands of years.
“Oh, the soul of Nghe An/ In the soul of Vietnam/ There is something from our ancestors/ So ancient yet so young” (Huy Can). Through many changes in history and society, the soul of Nghe An people, the spirit of Nghe An people remain intact, shining and beautiful. Through the erosion of life and humanity, Nghe Tinh folk songs still resonate today, reflecting the spiritual life of the people, beautifying the character of Nghe An people, making the Soviet homeland more imbued with its identity, attracting visitors from near and far.
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