The CPV ideological problems in the focus of the 13th CPV Congress

The article discusses several ideological and theoretical problems the Communist Party of Vietnam faced when preparing and holding the 13th Congress at the end of January 2021. The author dwells but on some problems, in his opinion, the most important ones for the CPV, related to attempts to discredit Marxism, a loss of confidence in socialism in the country and the serious crisis in international Communist movement. These include the exacerbation of internal and external challenges facing the SRV, the division of party ranks, especially in the upper echelon, the adjustment of internal political slogans and notions of socialism, including in the light of Ho Chi Minh ideas, with the aim of scientific justification of the non-capitalist nature of the market economy and the socialist path in Viet Nam. Considering the contradictory processes in the party and in the country from the point of view of objectivism, the author concludes that, despite all the differences in positions and opinions, the congress demonstrated neither signs of ideological confusion nor disruption in the CPV.

the Communist Party of Vietnam, the 13th Congress, ideology, Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh’s teaching, socialism-oriented market economy, loss of confidence in socialism