Ho Chi Minh street in Russia's St. Petersburg city
Thứ Sáu, 21/05/2021, 14:42
PSNews - The Ho Chi Minh street located in Vyborg town, Vyborgsky district, Saint Petersburg city. As reported, a statue of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh will be erected soon at an intersection of this small but meaningful street.
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| The Ho Chi Minh street located in Vyborg town, Vyborgsky district, Saint Petersburg city. In 1923, President Ho Chi Minh landed in St. Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd, as part of his path for national salvation. |
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| According to the Vietnamese embassy in Russia, a statue of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh will be erected at intersection of Prosvescheniya Avenue and Ho Chi Minh street. |
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Earlier, a stone marking the statue’s location was placed there at a ceremony on October 8, 2020, with the participation of Vietnamese diplomat Ngo Duc Manh and Russian officials, former Soviet military experts.
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The construction of the late leader’s statue in St. Petersburg holds great political, historical and cultural significance. It will become a symbol for the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and Russia and St. Petersburg in particular.
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There are commercial malls and apartment buildings nearby the street. Currently, there are four statues of President Ho Chi Minh in Russia, with the first built in Moscow in 1990 and the others in Ulyanovsk in 2017, and Vladivostok in 2019. The fourth statue is located within the campus of the St. Petersburg University.
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Photo: VNA
By Linh Bui
