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Turkmenbashy Part 1: Soviet Stooge, Hermit Tyrant

Real Dictators

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Njutsov and the Soviet Union

On December 25, 1991, Gorbachev appears on television to formally resign as Premier of the Soviet Union. His office, he says, is hereby dissolved, and with it, the USSR. The following day, Sepamure at Njutsov wakes as president of a new independent nation. It's an extraordinary developer - beyond the wildest dream of any power-hungry would-be strongman. But the whole affair is shown a spotlight on the Soviet Union and shown up its many weaknesses. Pording power in Moscow is increasingly unrealistic in this ever more interconnected world. For all their proud heritage, the Turkmen have never had a country of their own. No one knows what

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