
Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus
Behind the Bastards
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The Importance of Democracy in the Soviet Union
Nia Zov started renaming parts of the country after himself. He'd sponsor a party or two and let his people have the illusion of a tiny amount of choice. When people compared what he was doing to Stalin's personality cult, he said: "I achieved my popularity without conflicts"
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