Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Honored Allies Wednesday: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)

 
"The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, also commonly known as Turkmenistan or Turkmenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union located in Central Asia existed as a republic from 1925 to 1991.  Initially, on 7 August 1921, it was established as the Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR before being made, on 13 May 1925, a separate republic of the USSR as the Turkmen SSR.  Since then the borders of the Turkmenia were unchanged.  On 22 August 1990, Turkmenia declared its sovereignty over Soviet laws. On 27 October 1991, it became independent as Turkmenistan." 

Another stan get the Lenin,
Brian

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