Political and historical books:

In the flow of 80 years of development with the country, the Truth National Political Publishing House has constantly innovated to bring political and historical books into life. The movements in the way of making books and approaching readers have been helping theoretical and political publications become increasingly closer, becoming important cultural and spiritual products in modern society.

Visitors visit the book display booth of the National Political Publishing House - Truth at the Exhibition of National Achievements: 80 Years of Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness.

Positive signal

Immediately after the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was born, on December 5, 1945, the Party established the Truth Publishing House - the predecessor of the Truth National Political Publishing House, laying the foundation for the revolutionary publishing industry. Over the past 80 years, although the tasks have changed flexibly in each period, the publishing house has always maintained its core mission, which is to disseminate Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought; propagate the Party and State's guidelines and policies; and equip cadres, party members and the people with political and theoretical knowledge.

The political and historical books used to be considered “picky readers”, especially difficult to attract young readers. However, recently, some books of the Truth National Political Publishing House have been positively received by young readers. Deputy Director, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Truth National Political Publishing House Pham Thi Thinh said that the great effect of the two books “Heart to the Country” and “Family, Friends and Country” by former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh can be considered typical for inspiring reading and learning about history in the community. The memoir “Family, Friends and Country” alone, after one month of release, has created a “fever” in the community and has so far reached a circulation of 53,000 copies. In addition, there are some other books such as "Golden Lotus" with the number of copies printed in the past 2 years reaching 16,000, " The Communist Party of Vietnam through congresses - historical decisions" with 12,000 copies...

“Through those “phenomena”, we see that if books are conveyed accurately, faithfully to the truth, close to readers and propagated at the right time and to the right audience, they will create great effectiveness. Instead of “publishing what we have”, we switch to “publishing what readers need”; instead of focusing on theory, we portray people, personalities, fates, exploiting everyday stories behind historical figures, so that books are closer to society and life. When political and historical issues are told through vivid stories, associated with the thoughts, aspirations and responsibilities of each individual, they will naturally touch the hearts of readers, including young people”, Ms. Pham Thi Thinh shared the secret to attracting young readers.

Excited about the recently published political and historical books, Le Duc Anh, a student at the University of Commerce, shared: “Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh’s memoir not only tells the story of a revolutionary woman but also inspires patriotism, perseverance and courage. Therefore, when I read it, I feel very close and moved.”

Get closer to the public

In fact, the more modern society becomes, the more important traditional cultural values are. The public increasingly tends to read historical and cultural books to understand their roots, find lasting values, build and promote patriotism, national solidarity, and arouse the desire to contribute. Grasping that, the Truth National Political Publishing House proactively innovates, improves content quality, diversifies distribution forms, and actively applies digital technology. In the 2020-2025 period alone, the unit has published more than 29.8 million copies of paper books and 2,760 e-books, built a system of 6 propaganda websites, online sales, interconnected to create a sustainable digital ecosystem, expanding access to readers, especially young people.

In addition to editing, publishing and distributing, the Truth National Political Publishing House also organizes many exchange, discussion and exhibition activities to spread the love of books. Recently, in Hoan Kiem Ward (Hanoi), the event introducing the memoir "Heart for the Country" by former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh attracted a large number of people, especially young people. Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoan Kiem Ward Nguyen Hong Trang said that these events are very meaningful, enriching activities to encourage reading culture, raising awareness of respecting knowledge in the digital age, and at the same time spreading the spirit of patriotism and national pride to the community, especially the young generation.

Regarding the movements of the Truth National Political Publishing House, Deputy Director of the Press and Publishing Department (Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission) Nguyen Thi My Linh commented that the publishing house is on the right track and achieving outstanding results, clearly demonstrated in the number of publications reaching readers. In addition to producing book series serving the political activities of the Party and State, the publishing house also diversifies topics, improves editing quality, promotes digital transformation, applies artificial intelligence and focuses on translation to bring Vietnamese books to the world. This is the right direction, turning books into indispensable spiritual and cultural products in life.

Regarding the future direction, Ms. Pham Thi Thinh said that the Truth National Political Publishing House determines its responsibility to promote its role in guiding, leading, and inspiring readers, while providing the most valuable and high-quality publications. The publishing house actively researches readers' tastes to place orders from authors, and at the same time proactively approaches readers, focuses on digital transformation, diversifies publishing forms, creates propaganda forms, and brings political and historical books closer to the public.

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