re ction , ▁ending ▁colonial ▁rule ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁Marx ism ▁was ▁manif ested ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁when ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁Revolution ary ▁Youth ▁League ▁was ▁established , ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁" first ▁truly ▁Marx ist ▁organization ▁in ▁Ind och ina " ▁The ▁dom ino ▁effect ▁caused ▁more ▁concern ▁among ▁Western ▁countries ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁Commun ism ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁One ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁is ▁" America ▁had ▁lost ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁war ▁in ▁Asia , ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁caused ▁by ▁failure ▁to ▁appreciate ▁the ▁nu ances ▁of ▁counter ins ur gency ▁war ." ▁Since ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁Sa ig on ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Vietnam ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁commun ist ▁country . ▁ ▁Histor i ography ▁ ▁F ew ▁events ▁in ▁historical ▁research ▁have ▁been ▁as ▁condition ed ▁by ▁political ▁influ ences ▁as ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution . ▁The ▁histor i ography ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁generally ▁div ides ▁into ▁three ▁cam ps : ▁the ▁Soviet - Mar x ist ▁view , ▁the ▁Western - Total itar ian ▁view , ▁and ▁the ▁Re vision ist ▁view . ▁Since ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Commun ism ▁( and ▁the ▁USS R ) ▁in ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Western - Total itar ian ▁view ▁has ▁again ▁become ▁dominant ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet - Mar x ist ▁view ▁has ▁pract ically ▁van