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A decade of relentless air strikes by the United States during the Vietnam War between 1964 and 1973 devastated the industrial city of Vinh in the north-central province of Nghệ An, the cradle of the revolution and the homeland of Hồ Chí Minh, North Vietnam’s first postcolonial president.
17 maj 2021 · Today, Vinh's architecture stands as a monument to that internationalist solidarity. Citizens of the Vietnam city of Vinh stand in front of a housing complex built with the help of East Germany after the Vietnam War, 1989.
The town contains showpieces of socialist housing, which became symbols of decay after the introduction of the market economy in Vietnam. This dramatic story has shaped Christina Schwenkel’s book on Vinh, Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam.
20 lip 2024 · The city very likely had a housing crisis in the early 1970s, and the Vinh government promptly distributed these brand new apartment units to Party members and those who had served meritoriously in the revolution.
This essay uncovers the buried history of the mass bombing of Vinh City by the United States during the war in Vietnam. Adopting Ingold’s “dwelling perspective,” it examines the impact of the eight-year air war on the built environment in three stages: the destruction of the city, including its cultural and economic landscape; the ...
11 lis 2023 · Vinh’s architecture has evolved from traditional Vietnamese stilt houses and temples to French colonial buildings, war-time reconstruction, and modern high-rises, reflecting the city’s historical and economic shifts.
31 maj 2021 · During the Vietnam War, the city of Vinh was almost destroyed by US bombing. Socialists around the world helped rebuild it. Today, Vinh's architecture stands as a monument to that internationalist solidarity.
