“Promoting the strength of propaganda and mass mobilization work in the new situation”

The Party’s Propaganda and Mass Mobilization work plays a particularly important role in the revolutionary cause, serving as a “bridge” between the Party and the people, a “flame” illuminating ideological paths, and contributing to strengthening national unity.

In 2025, a significant milestone was marked when the Party decided to merge the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization sectors into a unified entity to meet the demands of the country’s new development phase.

Defining the “pioneering and pathfinding” mission

During the process leading to the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Leader Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh placed special emphasis on disseminating Marxism-Leninism and revolutionary ideology among the people.

These activities laid the first foundation for the Party’s propaganda work, defining its “pioneering and pathfinding” mission.

After the Communist Party of Vietnam was founded, propaganda and education were organized systematically, becoming a primary front in all Party activities.

Following the Party’s founding conference in February 1930, the Central Executive Committee established the Agitation and Propaganda Commission – the agency responsible for directing and organizing the Party’s propaganda activities.

On August 1, 1930, commemorating the International Day of Struggle Against Imperialist War and for Peace, the Commission published the document “Red International Day, August 1”.

This document created significant impact, strongly encouraging patriotic masses to rise up against imperialism, oppression, and exploitation, supporting the national liberation movement.

August 1, 1930 thus marked the official operation of the Party’s Agitation and Propaganda Commission – the predecessor of the current Central Propaganda Commission.

In 2000, the Politburo decided to designate August 1 as the Traditional Day of Ideological and Cultural Work.

In 2007, after merging the Central Science and Education Commission with the Central Ideology and Culture Commission to form the Central Propaganda Commission, the Secretariat designated August 1 as the Traditional Day of the Party’s Propaganda Sector.

Over 95 years, the propaganda sector has become an inseparable part of the Party’s revolutionary cause. The great victories achieved in national liberation, reunification, construction, development, and defense all bear significant contributions from propaganda work.

In the renewal period, propaganda work actively contributed to ideological innovation, especially in economic thinking and Party leadership methods, while fostering national aspirations and preserving cultural traditions.

Propaganda work has contributed to major achievements during nearly 40 years of renewal, creating a solid foundation for greater victories.

Ideological work and mass mobilization have always been closely linked, forming an important “soft front” in the Party’s revolutionary cause.

As the country enters a new phase with both development opportunities and challenges, the coordination between these two fields becomes increasingly crucial for ensuring social consensus and national unity.

2025 marked an important transition when the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization sectors officially merged according to the Party’s policy.

This unification demonstrates strategic vision in enhancing Party building effectiveness, connecting theory with practice, and combining propaganda with mass mobilization.

Creating a “powerful wave of patriotism”

Propaganda and mass mobilization work doesn’t passively wait for instructions but plays a proactive role in shaping and guiding policy formulation and implementation.

Recent efforts have focused on innovating content, methods, and operational approaches in these fields.