Archive for February 20th, 2007
‘Rukhnama’ still sways Turkmenistan
‘Rukhnama’ still sways Turkmenistan No modern work of literature is more tied to the life and thought of a nation as Turkmenistan’s “Rukhnama,” a book seen in this reclusive, energy-rich country as combined epic history, divinely inspired moral guide and state policy. The country’s new president, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, solemnly kissed the tome upon taking office [...]
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