Ashgabat

Ashgabat in a very dense fog. The memorial area dedicated to Saparmurat Turkmenbashi (the Father/Leader of all the Turkmens) and the book Ruhnama (now in two volumes) he wrote to spur the spiritual development of the nation. It is now a mandatory subject in every school and college, as well as a must-have item in every company or household. It has been translated into all major world languages by the companies who wanted to win construction or trade deals from Saparmurat.
As you can see, the monument to Saparmurat has a Nestle ice-cream vending booth, and the inscription on the memorial stone at the Ruhnama park claims that the construction was "complited in february 2003" (sic!)



Photos by Valera Meylis