In Kara Kum to live it is possible.
In Kara Kum to live it is possible.
On February, 19th in Turkmenia Day of a flag is celebrated.
At Ashkhabad restaurant I have appeared behind one table with
The Turkish businessman. Have got to talking, I have asked, that has involved
It in this country, where from "Afghan" (a wind from the corresponding
Directions) on a teeth creaks sand, in the summer in a shade reads off scale
For all fifty degrees, there is no normal converting local
The currencies, one stock exchange, and that state. Where it would be better
To move, say, to pure and full Germany.
My interlocutor in the answer has smiled:
- Somewhere in Cologne me at the best would take
The taxi driver, and that on competition. And here I move in millions. But
The most important thing - in Turkmenia is an order. It costs any
Money.
Such reputation was gave to the former "solar" republic by no means
Not simply. Her, of course, as well as all other in the CIS, pushed
To a shock therapy in hope of timid western investors, to
Reckless privatisation after which conveyors fade
Factories and factories, to boundless democracy of the western flood with
Sewer streams pornuhi and a seamy side. But Turkmans
Have decided to remain Turkmans.
My old familiar theatrical director Klych Ovezov from
Turkmenabada (the former Chardzhou) was frank:
- You there, in Moscow, can sneer as much as necessary about
Uncountable monuments to Saparmuradu Niyazov, that his name
Kindergartens, antiaircraft batteries and cities are called. But ours
The flag flies on a flagstaff at United Nations building, and we from it already never
Let's not refuse.
By the way, the Turkmen flag is an open book. Green in
Spirit of Islam, with a carpet strip along a staff, with five motley
Ornaments-gels. They mean the same, as five asterisks
On a panel: five areas and if to dig more deeply - five
Ancient tribes. They divided in hundreds of kilometres loose
Barkhans, never were together, them always ssorili,
Pitted, them played and speculated. Turkmans for all the
The history was no by the states, they always somewhere entered - in
Iran, to Afghanistan, in Khivan khanate, in Bukhara emirat, in
Turkestani governorship, at last, in the USSR. At the Turkman not
Was the Peter the Great, Bismarck or Washington. That,
Possibly, should become in the opinion of the people and the future generations
Saparmurad Niyazov. And it is quite possible, that anybody and will not recollect
Years edak through two hundred about today's jokes around
Turkmenbashi. To it Niyazov's style - purely east is subordinated also.
He solves all itself, ministers, governors, mayors, deputies -
Only executors. Niyazov, for example, the founder almost all
Newspapers and magazines, he personally signs all commercial
Contracts for more or less decent sum of currency, removes and
Appoints members of the government, army and militian
Generals, declares amnesties, enters a Latin instead of
Cyrillics, opens factories, factories, starts up turbines, trains
On new branch lines, renames cities and
Settlements (for example, the name the well-known Kushka recently has replaced).
And behind it it is covered not only aspiration to the unlimited personal
The authorities, to the full control. So the history, future is pawned
Shape of the country which will be invariably connected with Turkmenbashi.
However, dramatic changes are visible already today. From the silent
Provincial small town on the brink of huge Soviet empire
Ashkhabad on eyes has turned in new "the East star", having eclipsed
On architectural beauty even Tashkent. Smart fountains,
Five-stars hotels, the up-to-date airport with armada
The "Boeing", new, with igolochki, inhabited quarters with apartments on
200 square metres, parks are amazes visitors and inspires
Pride to owners.
Last sensation - Turkmenia has come out on top among
Developing countries on economic growth for 2000,
Having left behind China, South Korea, Taiwan and other "tigers" with
"Dragons". 17 with superfluous percent is to you not raisin pound!
Having for a life third of all world's gas reserves, Turkmenia on
Blood for last years actually from zero, after
Mass departure of Russian "able fingers", has spent
Industrialisation. If in 1990 in the country it was processed
Only about four percent of "white gold", now more
Half. The Turkmans who were not knowing before anything, except the wadded
Dressing gown-chapana, have started to dress Europe and America in dzhinsu,
T-shorts and shirts.
Special article - a Turkmen neutrality. If not this
"Board", this small country with rich bowels for a long time
Have broken off on pieces the great powers which have rushed to region on
Oil and gas smell. And so - with all we are on friendly terms, but the interest
Let's not miss. Here and in March Saparmurad Niyazov in the were
Krasnovodsk (nowadays the city of Turkmenbashi) will accept leaders
The next states, including Vladimir Putin,
Anxious by destiny of Caspian sea, more precisely, its section.
... Has received one of these days the letter from Ashkhabad. The acquaintance writes, that
Saparmurad promised to increase twice since March the salary on the country,
Has allowed to take to a newly-married couple preferential bank loans for habitation.
In a word, to live in Turkmenia it is possible...
Feodor SUHOV. Tashkent.
//* an information Source: the Parliamentary newspaper, 17.02.01
//* Reg. Nom. - 1110200278.30-------------------------------------------
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