Vol 1, No 5 (2015)

The article traces the evolution of the Russian-Vietnamese relations after the collapse of the Soviet Union to the present time. Analyzed new for both sides cooperation is of strategic partnership and its main components - the political-diplomatic and trade relations, military-technical cooperation, cooperation in the fields of science, education, culture, etc. It is concluded that comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Vietnam is in the fundamental interests of both countries and that its further development and deepening is one of the key directions of Russian foreign policy, aimed at ensuring peace and security and the strengthening of Russia's positions in Southeast Asia and in the Asia-Pacific region.

This article examines changes in the Russo-Vietnamese bilateral relations after signing the strategic partnership in 2001 to today. Secondly, this study demonstrates priorities, Russia's regional strategy in Asia-Pacific region, and Russia's role in this region by focusing on the four summits between Russia and Vietnam that were held from 2001 to 2013.

The paper evaluates Но Chi Minh's approaches to the development of international relations with other countries in the period of the formation and development of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It represents Uncle's Ho initiatives to resolve conflict through peaceful negotiations. The author assumes that Ho Chi Minh at different stages of his career sought to prevent the war, trying to influence the policy of the French authorities in Indochina through provision with France its economic and cultural interests in Vietnam. The goals of this policy are characterized too like independence of DRV, equality in international relations, their expansion and strengthening through mutually beneficial cooperation, overcoming poverty, illiteracy, and epidemics.

The paper highlights the period since the end of the 90th years of the twentieth century. USA policy is considered as reaction to strengthening of influence of the People's Republic of China as the global power, having impact on situation in AP, first of all in SEA. The concept of strategy of «rebalancing» by Barack Obama, also introduced in the speeches of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clintonis analyzed. Their program is assessed like having economic character and aimed at providing the state interests and safety of the USA and their partners in AP. The author suggests that for realization of this strategy the USA use synthesis of forces - diplomatic, military, economic and also propaganda methods.

This paper analyzes the process of cogninion by the Communist Party of Vietnam the essence of modern age, global and regional environment on the basis of sixth congress of the CPV held during past 30 years. The process of formation and executing the Renovation policy is evaluated as grand historical success achieved due to scientific and objective approach of CPV to domestic, global and regional environment. At the same time, the author assumes that CPV can and should further strengthen studying and forecasting international situation, in order to deeply know the main trends of world development and timely and effectively respond to «constant challenges of the era».

The paper considers problems of global climate change, new challenges and threats provoked by it are shown in the case of Vietnam. It is also explained the necessity of revising the existing and well-established policy of resettlement of the population throughout the country. The necessity is determined by particular geographical location, topography of the country and its demographic potential. The authors call for the development of a new concept of migration policy of Vietnam, aimed at the resettlement of the population of potentially dangerous locations, primarily from the coastal areas. The question of the place of Russia in this policy is raised too.

This paper is an attempt to comprehend the origins of the most important alterations in socio-political and cultural life of Vietnamese society that trace back to 1945, and to the beginning of 19th century. Since the announcement of independence and formation of Democratic Republic, Vietnam has gone through a difficult historical path marked with two slaughterous wars, division of the country and transformation of the political regime and social order. Over this period new generations of Vietnamese grew up, new cultural landmarks and values emerged and went through a long process of adaptation or sometimes rejection, which has not finished up to this day. Another important phenomenon in Vietnamese political life is worth noting: despite of these significant changes in society and polity, Communist Party of Vietnam, established by Ho Chi Minh as far back as in early 1930-s, remains state's permanent and self-perpetuating leader. After 1945 until now CPV comes as a sole initiator and guarantor of the most crucial processes in Vietnamese society.

The paper deals with the concept of the mythical ancestors and issues of national identity in the process of children's socialization in contemporary Vietnam. Educational products for kids such as books, cartoons, games, school teaching materials and different kinds of extracurricular activities are considered in terms of promoting the 'Children of the Dragon and the Fairy' idea which interprets the essence of national identity for the young Vietnamese. The political objectives of the process, its achievements and its possible threats are also highlighted.

The paper describes international significance of the victory at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 attained by Vietnamese people's Army. It represented as the result of foreign political activity of the Communist party, the state and the Vietnamese people, that was won due to assistance of the Soviet Union, China and the countries of people's democracy, the French Communist movement, as well as Burma and Thailand. The concrete expression of this policy was the provision by China of strategic assistance to Vietnam with arms, military experts, equipment, medicines and military cadres training for Vietnamese people's Army. The paper refers to the delivery of the Soviet Union «Katyusha» division. The author reports on largest propaganda support to Vietnam deployed in the Soviet press and presents estimates of Westerners journalists.

This article based on historical sources of XIX th century reconstructs the biography of Le Van Duyet - the first-rate dignitary and commander, one of the key figures in the political arena of Vietnam in the XVIII-XIX centuries. In addition to his biography, the author focuses on the functional role that Le Van Duyet played in the «power-citizen» system, and his place in the political system of Vietnam in the early XIX th century. The study of his biography also contributes to a better understanding of the realities and specific character of Vietnamese society (especially the extreme south of the country - Gia Dinh), as they we can quite clearly see them through the example of the military and political career of this state figure.

The article is devoted to the use of Esperanto in different historical periods of Vietnam in the XX century, as well as the formation and development of the Esperanto movement in Vietnam. Particular attention is paid to international contacts of Vietnamese esperantists and the interest that has been shown to Vietnam by esperantists from the other countries.

In this paper the author analyzes the concept of Tieng traditionally used by Vietnamese linguists in the study of the morphology of the Vietnamese language. Scientists still have not reached agreement on how the term should be considered from the morphological point of view. Nevertheless, the concept of Tieng continues to play a key role in the Vietnamese linguistics, especially in the analysis of processes of word formation, including the formation of word repetitions.

Chief editor of Asia department of the International News Agency «Rossiya Segodnya» E.V.Nikulina described a round table discussion on the Russian-Vietnamese cooperation in the field of culture, which was held in Moscow as part of the Days of Vietnamese Culture in Russia in June 2014. Russian and Vietnamese scientists and cultural figures indicated that in the 1960-1980th Russian culture was well represented in Vietnam, but lost its significance now, replaced by Western culture. Vietnamese writers and artists are interested in cooperation with Russia, but it requires an active government support.

The literary group «Tu lue» (1933-1940) is particularly famous for their contribution to the development of the modern Vietnamese literature in the Vietnamese language. Yet the group was much engaged in social, educational and charity work which was connected with «The Society of Light» (Hội Ánh sáng). The article is devoted to this activity of the group.

This article discusses the history of the formation of the Far East vetnamistiki as an important part of the domestic activities of Oriental and Vietnamese cultural and educational center of the Far Eastern Federal University.