The Path Which Led Me To Leninism

This article is part of a series about Hồ Chí Minh
President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam Early life and family Overseas sojourn French Communist Party Struggle for Independence Indochinese Communist Party French Indochina in World War II Viet Minh OSS Deer Team August Revolution Declaration of Independence Presidency Elections 1946 1960 1964 Land reform Socialist Constitution Ho Chi Minh trail First Indochina War Prelude 1945–1946 Fontainebleau Agreements Ho–Sainteny agreement 1947–1950 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu Geneva Conference Vietnam War 1955 1956 1957 1958 Invasion of Laos 1959 1960 National Liberation Front 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Tet Offensive 1969 Ho Chi Minh Thought Communism Marxism–Leninism Nationalism The Path Which Led Me To Leninism President Ho Chi Minh's Testament Legacy Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Ho Chi Minh Museum Ho Chi Minh monument, Moscow Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata Other works The Prison Diary Le Paria Thanh Niên
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The Path Which Led Me To Leninism is a short essay by Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh that describes his first encounter with Lenin's analysis of the colonial question and his ultimate acceptance of Marxism-Leninism and communist revolution.^[1][2] Throughout the essay, Ho Chi Minh describes his experiences in the French Communist Party and details his personal acceptance of Marxism–Leninism.^[3] The essay is notable throughout Vietnam and within Marxist circles for its endorsement of Leninism and anti-Imperialism.^[3]