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Ashgabat
A few of the marble edifices taken from a distance (too many police around them for comfortable close up shots)
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Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated... [read more]
Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated... [read more] Blog: Turkmenbashi and the land of the Golden Statues
Date: May 15th 2010
If you want to know what Ashgabat looks like and how Turkmenistan is run it would be wise to read the following section I copied from the book that every dictator has on his bookshelf: A handbook for megalomaniacs:
Date: May 15th 2010
If you want to know what Ashgabat looks like and how Turkmenistan is run it would be wise to read the following section I copied from the book that every dictator has on his bookshelf: A handbook for megalomaniacs:
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• Build yourself a new capital, either by:
a) Starting from scratch, preferably in a desolate and unsustainable location, and forcebly moving the entire population ... read more
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