Having served at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat for two years, I can say that Turkmenistan is equal parts hilarious, depressing, terrifying and bewildering. No other place like it in the world, but amongst the governmental insanity, I met some of the kindest and most generous people I have ever known.
Update: Turkmenbashi died, as mentioned in the end note, in 2006 and his dentist (Turkmenistan, amiright) Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Edit: Yeah, it looks a bit intimidating, but just think "Ger-ban-gooly Birdy-Muhammad-ov") took over the presidency, running Turkmenistan in much the same fashion as his predecessor. In March 2022, GB stepped down, giving the presidency to his son Serdar Berdimuhamedow. I've been trying to find news about how Serdar's administration is going, but there does seem to be very little information about it in the international press.
The documentary was uploaded in 2022, the end note refers to an event in 2006. So, when was the documentary actually filmed? Or was it not filmed and the "digital creators" simply compiled it using stock images? Important questions
@@RoomyNaqvy It's real, it was filmed in 2006 as is implied and released on Channel 4 in the UK in 2007. It is quite irresponsible from this channel to publish aged documentaries made by others as if they were current and their own production. Seems shady but is apparently a legit part of All3Media portfolio.
I disagree, it is done in a famously british fashion. Horribly condescending from the get go. Everywhere Brits go they complain and degrade, its part of their colonization culture .
Why was there such a delay in filming this excellent documentary to releasing it on TH-cam? The dictator died way back in 2006. Would be brilliant to somehow go back and bring us an account as to what it's like in 2024
This documentary of Turkmenbashi certainly seems to paint him in a more positive light than I was expecting, but that’s probably because tourists are treated more leniently than the locals due to tourists being really wealthy. Also being there for just a few days is a bit different to being there all your life. I can imagine it being a pretty grim country to live in, unless you’re wealthy and live near the capital.
The Turkmenbashi is responsible for people being tortured, kidnapped in the middle of the and imprisoned for nothing. Living there for two years, I’ve witnessed the horrors brought on by the Turkmenbashi. Comparable with North Korea.
Watch Americans Yes Theory and their visit and you will see no matter how much the president is lunatic people are actually very heartwarming and friendly. These guys pretend like they are on some secret mission while they can film totally free
I'm going to order the book. Free natural gas, free electricity, free water, cheap gasoline, and the government won't send you to a pointless war? Sounds like a retirement utopia.
Just be sure you go to a wealthy part. In many areas there is no direct delivery of water. It's all stored in outside tanks - about the size of propane tanks. Always look deeper........
Saparmurat Niyazov died in December 2006, so this video is almost 20 years old. Despite all his billions, Niyazov died of a heart attack, aged only 66.
First few minutes led me to believe this was gonna be another documentary bashing someone else's country because its not like ours. Pleasantly surprised. Great work, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Brilliant and truthful. I saw this documentary when it was first on the television and I've been hoping to see it again ever since. Thank you for posting.
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan, the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
@34:00 "earthquake that measured 10 on the Richter scale" The quake measured 7.3. No earthquake has ever hit 10. The Ashgabat earthquake struck at 1:12 a.m. on October 6, 1948. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the small village of Gara-Gaudan, 25 kilometers southwest of Ashgabat.
@@st.sullivan.538 but it would have taken a few seconds to lookup up multiple sources and get better information about the quake. I know the people making these are not trained journalists, but when the video open with, "Absolute Documentaries" we would hope there would be some investigation and corroboration of stories.
Based on no research whatsoever, my presumption was that the earthquake was officially (officially in Turkmenistan, at least retroactively) measured at 10 on the Richter scale.× It seemed to me that Januszsak (excuse spelling?) was repeating this purported 'fact' to make of what we liked, with an implicit wink to the camera and tongue ever so slightly in cheek; but that's just me. ×I have no qualifications in geology or related fields, but if I remember correctly, the Richter Scale is open - ended and logarithmic (think of the chessboard with 2 grains of rice on the first square, 4 on the second, etc. Very quickly, the numbers start getting out of hand, by which I mean I can neither recall nor calculate them specifically. But BIG!) However an earthquake of '10' has never been recorded, and there probably hasn't been one in many millions of years. The largest earthquakes since measurements began have come in in the low '9's', and there have only been less than a handful. In any case, I think the Richter Scale is one of those things like the Hippocratic Oath, at least in my part of the World, insofar as that it it is only talked about by journalists and members of the public, the experts having moved onto some other way of doing things.
Politely, it’s clear that the presenter is mocking reading the Turkmenbasy version of events that said it was a 10. Just on a Sidenote, is it mathematically possible for there to be a 10 and can it go above a 10 ? This isn’t my area of expertise but I’d like to know if you are in the know !
Like all of the “istans,” Turkmenistan seems to exist in a twilight, unreal, surreal bridge between ancient & modern worlds, with the path to the ancient slipping away like sand in your palms. But this documentary proves something I’ve always suspected: Woldemar Janusczek is the Tom Hardy of Art history.
It isn't really comparable to the rest of the 'stans. The rest are your typical post socialist states more or less, with all the shebang of rampant privatization, corruption, nepotism, building a national identity outside of socialism... they are actually quite similar in many regards to ex-Yugoslav countries, except Russia kept their paw on them to a degree. Kazakhstan being the closest vassal of the federation.
One really bad thing I know about Turkmenbashi's Turkmenistan is that it is next to impossible to emigrate. Most Turkmens may be happy to stay in their country, but for ethnic minorities life is tough there. Many Russians, Armenians or Kazakhs would like to leave, but they are not allowed.
Awesome documentary. Lots of similarities with Gaddafi’s Libya - where Gaddafi had his Green Book, Turkmenbashi had his Rukmana, both regimes were wealthy, relied on oil and gas exports, provided a high standard of living including free utilities to citizens, yet restricted freedom of the press and ruthlessly suppressed political freedoms.
@@jayrock9351Hilary Clinton ought to be in prison for wilfully throwing the staff and guards in that Benghazi consulate to the wolves. I heard that the consular chief, or whatever his title was, was buggered to death by the attackers, the same as what I heard happened to Gadaffi himself ┐( ∵ )┌ but even if that was just propaganda (and believe me, I'm no fanboy for Trump), the fact remains that those people were just thrown under the bus.
@@jayrock9351The Colonel was at the height of popularity when "anarchy broke out", and ISIS arrived, despite having no presence there until they attacked the US embassy
To be honest, every time I see this undercover videos portraying Turkmenistan as bad... It always strikes me how clean, calm and civilized it is. Not saying that they are "free" ( of course they're not) and that their government isn't mean at time... But the images never look like a filthy crime-ridden ghetto like so many other countries around the world. That should be recognized.
This is not even close to the real Turkmenistan/Ashgabat. You’re only seeing what they want you to see. Believe me, I lived there for two years as a part of the U.S. Embassy.
@@pageribe2399 In case you're actually interested in facts, LMGTFUY... literacy rate in Turkmanistan: 99.70% (source: macrotrends) cross referenced with Worldbank data.
After watching that, honestly it doesn't seem that bad a country. Bashi might have a huge ego and spends the gas money of stupid things, but the people seem happy enough and not particularly oppressed. There's far worse places.
I have never seen the documentary as funny as this, You are funniest journalist I have ever seen, please make more documentaries like this, and did You actually read that book of a TurkmenBashir?😁👍❤️
The world sure is a strange place. I was surprised by the 'soft' ending. This was so good that I paused this and watched a different video about TB...it didn't have the soft ending.
I liked the part where the soldier drops his gun, juggles, then acts like nothing happened. And the statue of Turkmenbashi in a cape. The structure below the statue looks a lot like the structure in Japantown in SF, similar vibes.
No more foolish than the Royal Family. England has Coronations and ceremonies over Garters, Royalty riding around in Gold carriages. A fortune is spent on these do nothings. People find that pretty weird.
No more foolish than either a sleazy president or a dementia ridden one who cant string a sentence together. And has to travel in a gross OTT convoy not seen in use by any other Western leader.
Maybe roundheads such as yourself find that weird, but the vast majority appreciates our own history and that their roles are largely ceremonial......you certainly don't speak for the population.
Hahaha... comedy gold:)))) AND..... The Turkmen women here look beautiful and refreshingly natural, compared to young women with tons of "paint" on their faces (and look absolutely tacky with fake eyelashes, duck lips, weird brows, nail extensions etc) in the western world.
REALLY interesting. Wonder what the geneological heritage is, because they look like a hybrid cross between Asian Indian or Pakistani people, and some other people. Fascinating.
Having served at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat for two years, I can say that Turkmenistan is equal parts hilarious, depressing, terrifying and bewildering. No other place like it in the world, but amongst the governmental insanity, I met some of the kindest and most generous people I have ever known.
I would not dare to go there. I would probably start laughing and the would arrest me.
@@1001Balanceas they should. Laughing at a culture is so disrespectful.
@@bwest6275 sorry Kim Jong-Un
Nothing like America then? LOL
Do the ppl really like being there and like the president?
Update: Turkmenbashi died, as mentioned in the end note, in 2006 and his dentist (Turkmenistan, amiright) Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Edit: Yeah, it looks a bit intimidating, but just think "Ger-ban-gooly Birdy-Muhammad-ov") took over the presidency, running Turkmenistan in much the same fashion as his predecessor. In March 2022, GB stepped down, giving the presidency to his son Serdar Berdimuhamedow. I've been trying to find news about how Serdar's administration is going, but there does seem to be very little information about it in the international press.
Thankyou
Damn these names. Takes a while to put em all together. Then again, i bet this is not whats in the peoples mind round there!
The documentary was uploaded in 2022, the end note refers to an event in 2006. So, when was the documentary actually filmed? Or was it not filmed and the "digital creators" simply compiled it using stock images?
Important questions
@@RoomyNaqvy It's real, it was filmed in 2006 as is implied and released on Channel 4 in the UK in 2007. It is quite irresponsible from this channel to publish aged documentaries made by others as if they were current and their own production. Seems shady but is apparently a legit part of All3Media portfolio.
I'm intrigued
Now this is how documentaries should be done from opening to closing it’s fun, informative, respective and wanting more!
I disagree, it is done in a famously british fashion. Horribly condescending from the get go. Everywhere Brits go they complain and degrade, its part of their colonization culture .
The truth should be the first requirement.
Honestly! This was the most original documentary I've ever watched. Better than the best comedy. Keep it up lads! Make us another one.
The most obvious documentary that was paid for by the president
Look up the original North Korean vice 9 part, it’s similar to this and amazing
Most freaking amazing video! Loved it. The sarcasm has its place as well as the humbleness
Why was there such a delay in filming this excellent documentary to releasing it on TH-cam? The dictator died way back in 2006. Would be brilliant to somehow go back and bring us an account as to what it's like in 2024
Before he passed he should have changed the name of his embassies to Turkmen Embashi.
LMAO
Best line I've heard all day
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Turkmenbasy
😂😂😂
This documentary of Turkmenbashi certainly seems to paint him in a more positive light than I was expecting, but that’s probably because tourists are treated more leniently than the locals due to tourists being really wealthy. Also being there for just a few days is a bit different to being there all your life. I can imagine it being a pretty grim country to live in, unless you’re wealthy and live near the capital.
The Turkmenbashi is responsible for people being tortured, kidnapped in the middle of the and imprisoned for nothing. Living there for two years, I’ve witnessed the horrors brought on by the Turkmenbashi. Comparable with North Korea.
That’s where you’re wrong I’m a poor tourist I just like to suffer in different places than the one I’m use to
Watch Americans Yes Theory and their visit and you will see no matter how much the president is lunatic people are actually very heartwarming and friendly. These guys pretend like they are on some secret mission while they can film totally free
Just about everybody's more wealthy than the locals.
Why did ancient people decide to stay in these deserts???!!?
Now they are all backwards and ugly
"Honey, you're gonna love this. I've booked us two tickets to Turkmenistan."
The next day, my wife filed for divorce.
Smart woman.
@@aanderson187 Lol!
I'm going to order the book. Free natural gas, free electricity, free water, cheap gasoline, and the government won't send you to a pointless war? Sounds like a retirement utopia.
Just be sure you go to a wealthy part. In many areas there is no direct delivery of water. It's all stored in outside tanks - about the size of propane tanks.
Always look deeper........
@pageribe2399 Yep - like that other narcissist, Ronald Reagan - "Trust, but Verify".
Oh, the humanity!@@pageribe2399
I'm going to live there😮 Bills are free and most things are cheap!!! Woooow 😂😂😂😂😂
Saparmurat Niyazov died in December 2006, so this video is almost 20 years old.
Despite all his billions, Niyazov died of a heart attack, aged only 66.
That fact that they have pictures of their dictator even in the hotels is insane
Trump ? ? ? ?
Because he's just soooo amazingly cool!!!
🥱😴
Is it?
First few minutes led me to believe this was gonna be another documentary bashing someone else's country because its not like ours. Pleasantly surprised. Great work, thoroughly enjoyed it.
No wars, people seem happy, government appears not to be very oppressive...who cares if your leader's eccentric?
Brilliant and truthful. I saw this documentary when it was first on the television and I've been hoping to see it again ever since. Thank you for posting.
Not a young Cassieus Clay 🤣 more like a mix of Jim Jones and Wayne Newton
Just superb commentary on this secretive country and your humour is well appreciated 👍
A fascinating documentary albeit a rather unexpected topic, really well done. More please x
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is the current president of Turkmenistan, the third in the history of the country since it gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The dude fumbling his rifle 😂
I really enjoyed this video. Kudos to the team on making it so interesting and informative.
The people of Turkmenistan give me goosebumps. Clearly a wonderful nation of good people.
I do enjoy a good travel documentary and this one was very good. Thank you. I hope you will make more like this
I didn't even know this place existed. Yes, I am an unlearned individual. I enjoyed expanding on that. Thanks.
Agreed - injected humor into a very interesting documentary - quite unique!
Loved the documentry , amazing , the best documentry ever on Turkmenistan. No judjement , not biased at all. This is how a documentry should be done
Actually is full of judgement and bias 😂
@@mikelamatria3610I know, right?!!
@34:00 "earthquake that measured 10 on the Richter scale"
The quake measured 7.3.
No earthquake has ever hit 10.
The Ashgabat earthquake struck at 1:12 a.m. on October 6, 1948. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the small village of Gara-Gaudan, 25 kilometers southwest of Ashgabat.
Very likely he was just quoting what was written about the incident in Ashgabad. Turkmenbashi was well known for exaggerating and hyperbole.
@@st.sullivan.538 but it would have taken a few seconds to lookup up multiple sources and get better information about the quake. I know the people making these are not trained journalists, but when the video open with, "Absolute Documentaries" we would hope there would be some investigation and corroboration of stories.
Based on no research whatsoever, my presumption was that the earthquake was officially (officially in Turkmenistan, at least retroactively) measured at 10 on the Richter scale.× It seemed to me that Januszsak (excuse spelling?) was repeating this purported 'fact' to make of what we liked, with an implicit wink to the camera and tongue ever so slightly in cheek; but that's just me.
×I have no qualifications in geology or related fields, but if I remember correctly, the Richter Scale is open - ended and logarithmic (think of the chessboard with 2 grains of rice on the first square, 4 on the second, etc. Very quickly, the numbers start getting out of hand, by which I mean I can neither recall nor calculate them specifically. But BIG!) However an earthquake of '10' has never been recorded, and there probably hasn't been one in many millions of years. The largest earthquakes since measurements began have come in in the low '9's', and there have only been less than a handful. In any case, I think the Richter Scale is one of those things like the Hippocratic Oath, at least in my part of the World, insofar as that it it is only talked about by journalists and members of the public, the experts having moved onto some other way of doing things.
Everything about this documentary is to make this country look worse than it is.🤦🏼♂️
Politely, it’s clear that the presenter is mocking reading the Turkmenbasy version of events that said it was a 10.
Just on a Sidenote, is it mathematically possible for there to be a 10 and can it go above a 10 ? This isn’t my area of expertise but I’d like to know if you are in the know !
Like all of the “istans,” Turkmenistan seems to exist in a twilight, unreal, surreal bridge between ancient & modern worlds, with the path to the ancient slipping away like sand in your palms.
But this documentary proves something I’ve always suspected: Woldemar Janusczek is the Tom Hardy of Art history.
It isn't really comparable to the rest of the 'stans. The rest are your typical post socialist states more or less, with all the shebang of rampant privatization, corruption, nepotism, building a national identity outside of socialism... they are actually quite similar in many regards to ex-Yugoslav countries, except Russia kept their paw on them to a degree. Kazakhstan being the closest vassal of the federation.
You also forgot about Afghanistan...I don't even have to describe Afghanistan, who doesn't know?
@@VTRAQUEVNVMPLVSVLTRA Yeah... Afghanistan... I was referring to majority Turkic 'stans, mb.
Looks like a clean and affordable place to survive
Wow, that is about all I can say. I am quite speechless, great documentary.
There was an right way to wean people off extreme Islam, and it worked well.
One really bad thing I know about Turkmenbashi's Turkmenistan is that it is next to impossible to emigrate. Most Turkmens may be happy to stay in their country, but for ethnic minorities life is tough there. Many Russians, Armenians or Kazakhs would like to leave, but they are not allowed.
Awesome documentary. Lots of similarities with Gaddafi’s Libya - where Gaddafi had his Green Book, Turkmenbashi had his Rukmana, both regimes were wealthy, relied on oil and gas exports, provided a high standard of living including free utilities to citizens, yet restricted freedom of the press and ruthlessly suppressed political freedoms.
I bet the US and Nato prefer the chaos they left behind in Libya, to the level of stability and prosperity maintained by Gadaffi.
@@jayrock9351Hilary Clinton ought to be in prison for wilfully throwing the staff and guards in that Benghazi consulate to the wolves. I heard that the consular chief, or whatever his title was, was buggered to death by the attackers, the same as what I heard happened to Gadaffi himself ┐( ∵ )┌ but even if that was just propaganda (and believe me, I'm no fanboy for Trump), the fact remains that those people were just thrown under the bus.
@@jayrock9351 Gaddafi was murdered by the West.
@@jayrock9351The Colonel was at the height of popularity when "anarchy broke out", and ISIS arrived, despite having no presence there until they attacked the US embassy
Ghadaffi was a great leader. 😊
To be honest, every time I see this undercover videos portraying Turkmenistan as bad... It always strikes me how clean, calm and civilized it is. Not saying that they are "free" ( of course they're not) and that their government isn't mean at time... But the images never look like a filthy crime-ridden ghetto like so many other countries around the world. That should be recognized.
That's because he only saw what they wanted him to see. Most people live in squalid poverty there. Like horrid abject poverty.
@@Oblivisci........and there appear to be no people in the very clean, white marble areas
@@pageribe2399because those are free energy power plants...
This is not even close to the real Turkmenistan/Ashgabat. You’re only seeing what they want you to see. Believe me, I lived there for two years as a part of the U.S. Embassy.
"Borat country"... LMAO 😅
Hearing his people on his performance,,, that’s a good enough to leave them alone and not to judge their way of good governance.
Very interesting. Thank you for an awesome video. I learned something new today.
he looks like an american tv evangelist 🤣🤣
OMG lol
Good point!
I’m on board with this place. That health walk is awesome. And free water? Yep I’m Goin.
Very entertaining and informative. Much higher quality than many of the commercial travel shows.
11:23 You are confusing Cassius Clay with Wayne Newton.
😂😂😂😂!!❤
I think the president has performed a miracle, not one person's head is stuck to a cell phone,
That's cool they only had to pay 80 cents each for a flight.
What a great little documentary. Regards to the maker.
I really enjoyed this. Strange place for sure, but, as Waldemar said, the Turkmen seem to be lovely people. Wouldn't say no to a few days there.
Very nice documentary. Thank you for sharing.
Ashgabat reminds me of a city I built in the game Tropico. I was a very great dictator with a well paid, robust population.
Very amusing and enjoyable Waldemar.
This is a weirdly functional autocracy. I mean he took an absolute shithole of sand and nothingness and turned it into something 🤷♂️
Yeah, he spent a lot of money building huge extravagant buildings made of marble imported from Italy that are all empty.
great doc. Humorous. Well done. I had no idea. TY
Great Video! I really enjoyed it! Thank You!
Interesting how many people spoke English - the drivers, the women in the museum - which indicates a reasonable level of education.
Really? They were put in place just for him, probably.
@@pageribe2399 In case you're actually interested in facts, LMGTFUY... literacy rate in Turkmanistan: 99.70% (source: macrotrends) cross referenced with Worldbank data.
Foreign languages are banned from schools. These people are specially picked for tourists.
After watching that, honestly it doesn't seem that bad a country.
Bashi might have a huge ego and spends the gas money of stupid things, but the people seem happy enough and not particularly oppressed. There's far worse places.
agreed i mean if his people are happy thats the biggest factor
agreed i mean if his people are happy thats the biggest factor
The cultural center and library are beautiful
there was a study about narcissists and it mentioned turkmenbashi, might be why he has a lot of statues
Most politicians are narcissists or sociopaths.
What an interesting watch. Informative and fun.
Just reading this chapter in Paul Theroux book, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star. Unbelievable….
I have never seen the documentary as funny as this, You are funniest journalist I have ever seen, please make more documentaries like this, and did You actually read that book of a TurkmenBashir?😁👍❤️
That's a true Muslim who believes in peace and finds hiding women's face foolish. Wish all the Muslims in the world thought like that.
Yes
People need to read the Koran and not go off on what so and so say, especially read what the plans are for the infidels
@@alphaomega17 exactly.
Religion is always an excuse for bad behavior.
The world sure is a strange place. I was surprised by the 'soft' ending. This was so good that I paused this and watched a different video about TB...it didn't have the soft ending.
love this film. thank you.
Waldemar does really good shows. Very interesting ones. This is another .
Glad you went...so I don't have to. Always like the citizens as we are all citizens of the world.
He sounds like the nicest dictator ever
The citizens were taught well by the Soviets to ignore the random disappearance of others
the 1948 eartquake was 7.3 in Richter scale, and 10 in Mercalli intensity
Free water, free electricity, and 2 cent for petrol... Theirs needs provide well. Super power country doesn't have that...
A bottle of vodka with the presidents face inside of it ,a Muslim country nonetheless . You cant make this stuff up .
Fine point!!😂😂😂
Well you can actually
Excellent work, the narrator is superb
Compared to N Korea, or even Cambodia, the average Turkmen appears to be doing OK, at least from this view of their lives.
Wow! Never knew theres still this kind of government. Thank you for this documentary.
What? Are you under a rock?
They are happy and please don’t study them for destroying their country as Afghanistan. So hands off on other countries.
Best documentary from Banksy since Exit through the gift shop
Really great documentary thank you
I was also born on the 12th Turkmenbashi
Haaaa! I'll have to look up the month of March, and it's equivalent!!😂
I liked the part where the soldier drops his gun, juggles, then acts like nothing happened.
And the statue of Turkmenbashi in a cape. The structure below the statue looks a lot like the structure in Japantown in SF, similar vibes.
Didn’t you know? He got sent to the gulag afterwards
No more foolish than the Royal Family. England has Coronations and ceremonies over Garters, Royalty riding around in Gold carriages. A fortune is spent on these do nothings. People find that pretty weird.
No more foolish than either a sleazy president or a dementia ridden one who cant string a sentence together. And has to travel in a gross OTT convoy not seen in use by any other Western leader.
Exactly 👍
Indeed!👍🏻
Maybe roundheads such as yourself find that weird, but the vast majority appreciates our own history and that their roles are largely ceremonial......you certainly don't speak for the population.
The royal family stimulates UK economy.
Excellent documentary. I thank you 🎉
I really liked their fixers for this trip, they seemed really nice.
After 500 years, this marble capital will be one of the 7 wonders of the world and Turkmen Bashy will become "great again"
I don't think those buildings will survive that long.😂😂
How is it that the locals all speak such good English?
Because they have learnt it.
I would love to know the music used in this documentary! I cant seem to find it anywhere :(
Well done doc. Thank you.
22:48 I thought you said car radios are banned lol
great video. keep doing more. Richard in Reno
Hahaha... comedy gold:)))) AND..... The Turkmen women here look beautiful and refreshingly natural, compared to young women with tons of "paint" on their faces (and look absolutely tacky with fake eyelashes, duck lips, weird brows, nail extensions etc) in the western world.
Why build something that doesn't last? Because really nothing lasts,but we can enjoy it now,and now is when we are here.
It seems they are mostly happy. They are probably better off than being in new York for instance!!!
great doc - I wanna go there
REALLY interesting. Wonder what the geneological heritage is, because they look like a hybrid cross between Asian Indian or Pakistani people, and some other people. Fascinating.
The place looks fine, I would like to visit
A capitol city without any people. Interesting.
What a happy country. People have everything they need because their leader genuinely cares for them!
Turkmenbashi looks like Dean Martin, c. 1964.
That's what I thought, too! But, only in that one picture.
Very beautiful country & beautiful ladies i try to visit this kind people I think they are happy people
❤❤ love Turkmenistan! Great people great country and great leader!
8kil. of stairs for the cabinets to climb twice a year hahahaha
Thanks🎉🎉
great stuff
Interesting doc. We could learn a few things from them and discard the bad. At least they're not telling the rest of the world how we should live.
The dictator is dumb . He should have improved the living conditions of his people , water , electricity, and streets and not building ghost towns