Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov, who was a classmate of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during the time he studied in the Soviet Union, shared memories of his great friend and respectfully referred to the Vietnamese Party leader as a 'true Marxist," and a worthy successor of President Ho Chi Minh.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Valentina Matvienko, Speaker of the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia on December 1 (Moscow time).

On Ho Chi Minh Square in Russia’s capital city of Moscow there is a monument of Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh which has been a popular place for public gathering of Vietnamese people on special occasions.

An art programme entitled “October Epic” was held in Hanoi on November 1 evening to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution (November 7), which is considered the greatest revolution in the 20th century.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the warm and trustworthy relationship between Vietnam and the Soviet Union in the past and Russia at present.