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Hanoi exhibition spotlights Soviet Union’s women

An exhibition on women of the former Soviet Union kicked off at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on January 17.
Hanoi exhibition spotlights Soviet Union’s women ảnh 1Visitors to the exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh Museum (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition on women of theformer Soviet Union kicked off at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on January17.

This is an activity to celebrate the 70thfounding anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations (January 30) andalso part of the Vietnam Year in Russia and the Russia Year in Vietnam2019-2020.

The exhibition features 109 photos and 45propaganda posters selected from the archives of the Saint Petersburg-basedState Museum of Political History of Russia. 

They reflect Russian women’s struggle forequality in society before the October Revolution in 1917, the policies onwomen-related issues and women’s role and position in society from the OctoberRevolution to 1991, and women-related issues in modern Russia.

Since Vietnam and Russia set up diplomatic tiesin 1950, the strategic partnership in 2001, and the comprehensive strategicpartnership in 2012, the bilateral relations have become a previous asset of thetwo countries’ people, and they have been developing strongly in all fields.

Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum,said the exhibition is the first step to realise the cultural and scientificcooperation programme between the two museums, a practical contribution to thereinforcement of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the twocountries.

The event is scheduled to run through February25./.
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