Abstract 

　　This article illuminates the meaning and significance of Marxism-Leninism in Ho Chi Minh’s political ideology. It advances three arguments. The first is that Marxism-Leninism was Ho Chi Minh’s ideological foundation. Ho conducted his revolutionary activities under the banner of Marxism-Leninism. Secondly, Ho Chi Minh’s Marxism-Leninism contains several foundational features: the unity of theory and practice, an emphasis on Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, anti-colonialism, communist morality, and non-sectarianism. Thirdly, Ho creatively applied Marxism-Leninism to Vietnam’s national conditions. He promoted the revolutionary role of the peasantry, alongside distinctive forms of anti-colonial resistance, land-reform, socialist patriotism, the party’s social basis, and socialist economic construction. These principles remain essential in understanding the rise and development of Vietnamese socialism. While advancing these arguments, this article rejects the Western claim that Ho Chi Minh disregarded or neglected Marxist-Leninist theory. It argues that he was an original theoretician of Marxism-Leninism. 

　　Keywords 

　　Ho Chi Minh; Marxism-Leninism; socialism; Vietnam 

　　From: World Marxist Review 2025 2 (3) 

　　Editor: Wang Yi