THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEORIES ABOUT SOCIALISM MODEL IN THE RENOVATION PERIOD OF VIETNAM

Up to now, despite going through many ups and downs and temporarily falling into recession, social- ism in many countries is still making effort to find the path of reform and renewal in order to keep moving for- ward. In theory, socialism does not change but in reality its expression has gone through many transformations. The emergence of models and paths to socialism is essential for countries to successfully build socialism. In oth- er words, the general laws of socialism in specific cases need to be implemented in different ways depending on location and time and on the basis of history and the existence of various ethnicities in promoting the develop- ment of socialism in each country. This is a characteristic of socialism in this era. It can be said that socialism is moving and developing with more vigour, diversity, and uniqueness than ever, more in line with realistic devel- opments. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnam is in the process of building social- ism. Since its inception up to now, the Communist Party of Vietnam has consistently combined the basic princi- ples of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Ideology with the reality of the country, leading the country to a suc- cessful implementation of national revolution, people's democracy and advancing to socialism. Since the begin- ning of socialism construction, especially in the context of the renewal of our country, we have increasingly de- termined the development path to suit the situation of the country and the trend of the era, forming a model of socialism with Vietnamese identity