The Russian Journal of Vietnamese StudiesThe Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies2618-9453Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS8709410.24411/2618-9453-2020-10036Review ArticleFrank talk about Vietnam’s past and present (overview of the international online conference at the IFES RAS on the 75th anniversary of the DRV)BurovaE. SResearcher, Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studiesepylcina@yandex.ruMazyrinV. MDSc (Economy), Chair in Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies, Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State Universitymazyrin_v@mail.ruInstitute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences1512202044818505112021Copyright © 2020, Burova E.S., Mazyrin V.M.2020The article reviews the leading Russian and Vietnamese experts’ evaluations on some aspects of the August revolution history, the current international and socio-economic situation in Vietnam, as well as processes in cultural and artistic realm. The experts noted that Vietnam has had great achievements in its integration into the world community, social progress and development, though this process has posed the challenges to its economy and culture.DRVSRVAugust RevolutionHo Chi MinhUSChinainternational integrationsocialismcapitalismeconomycultureeducationcoronavirusДРВСРВАвгустовская революцияХо Ши МинСШАКитаймеждународная интеграциясоциализмкапитализмэкономикакультураобразованиекоронавирус