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Title: $Village at War: An Account of Revolution in Vietnam
Abstract: Revolutionary Paths through the Mind, 1917-1930Ho Chi Minh, the man who came to symbolize Vietnamese nationalism and communism, was one of the fi rst Vietnamese to convert to Leninism.As he later reminisced, At fi rst, patriotism, not yet communism, led me to believe in Lenin, in the Third International.Step by step, along the struggle, by studying Marxism-Leninism parallel with participation in practical activities, I gradually came upon the fact that only socialism and communism can liberate the oppressed nations and the working people throughout the world from slavery.There is a legend, in our country as well as in China, of the miraculous "Book of the Wise."When facing great diffi culties, one opens it and fi nds a way out.Leninism is not only a miraculous "Book of the Wise. . ." it is also the radiant sun illuminating our path to fi nal victory, to socialism and communism. 1Born Nguyen Sinh Cung (or Con) around 1890, Ho received limited formal education as a child and became a political activist by the end of World War I while living in France. 2 His path from patriotism to Leninism was a common experience shared by many Vietnamese communists, as in the case of Truong Chinh.As Ho admitted, acquiring a belief in Leninism was not the end but just the beginning of a new path.It took time and 1 Ho Chi Minh , " The Path That Led Me to Leninism ," in Prasenjit Duara , ed.