Moscow, Jan. 26 -- A Russian curator has described the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam as an event of historic significance, saying this is the first time that culture has not only been mentioned frequently in congress documents but also highlighted as a strategic principle for the long-term development of Vietnamese society.

This demonstrates that culture and people are being placed at the centre of the development process, closely linked with economic growth and the resolution of social issues in Vietnam, said Albina Sergeevna Legostaeva, head of the exhibitions and permanent collections division at the State Museum of Oriental Art and a well-known curator of Vietnamese art in Russia.

She told a Vietnam News A...