The Russian Journal of Vietnamese StudiesThe Russian Journal of Vietnamese StudiesВьетнамские исследования2618-9453Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS8701510.24411/2618-9453-2020-10005ArticlesСтатьиResearch ArticleThe 1968 Mau Than eventin South Vietnam and the White House political crisisНовогоднее наступление 1968 г.в Южном Вьетнаме и политический кризис в Белом домеNguyễnThị Mai HoaНгуенТхи Май ХоаĐặngKim OanhДангКим Оань

Editor-in-Chief of the History of the Party magazine

главный редактор журнала “История партии”

oanhtclsd@gmail.comHanoi State UniversityХанойский государственный университетHo Chi Minh National Political AcademyГосударственная политическая академия Хо Ши Мина1503202041NO1 (2020)№1 (2020)485605112021Copyright ©; 2020, Nguyễn T.M., Đặng K.O.Copyright ©; 2020, Нгуен Т.М., Данг К.О.2020Nguyễn T.M., Đặng K.O.Нгуен Т.М., Данг К.О.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://vietnamjournal.ru/2618-9453/article/view/87015

Tet Mau Than 1968 was the event that made a turning point in decision making in the 21-year warin Vietnam (1954-1975). Tet Mau Than 1968 was a real earthquake, directly impacting the internal situation of the White House, even putting an end to the career of a US President. For these reasons, the Tet Mau Than1968 event in South Vietnam and its consequences always attracted the attention of researchers, historians,and military generals from many countries. “Tet Mau Than 1968” event, many issues have been posed, many comments and assessments about this historical event are still different, even opposing. The article focuses on clarifying the impacts of this event on the political atmosphere of the United States, leading to the crisis of powers in the White House, creating significant changes in Vietnam's war way decisions that Washington pursues.

Наступление в Тет Мау Тхан (лунный Новый год) 1968 г. стало поворотным пунктом впринятии решений в 21-летней войне во Вьетнаме (1954-1975). Это наступление имело эффект землетрясения, оказав непосредственное влияние на внутреннюю ситуацию в Белом доме и дажеположив конец карьере президента США. Поэтому данное событие в Южном Вьетнаме и егопоследствия всегда привлекали внимание исследователей, историков и военных многих стран. Ими поднято много вопросов относительно этого исторического события, дано огромное количествокомментариев и оценок, порою полярных по своей сути. В данном исследовании вьетнамскиеисторики дают своё видение последствий этого события для политической атмосферы Соединённых Штатов, главным из которых стал коренной пересмотр политики Вашингтона во Вьетнаме.

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