Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Turkmenistan is the weirdest country in the world, but beneath the absurdity is a grim reality: a reality of oppression and state overreach.

Learn all about the strange world of Turkmenistan, and the cult of personality surrounding their recent dictators.

0:00 Look at this guy!
0:55 A Dystopian Sci-Fi Story
3:44 Peculiarities of Turkmenistan
5:09 How Horses Empower Dictators
6:46 When Dictators Become DJs
9:03 The “Democratic” Party of Turkmenistan?
10:09 What’s prohibited in Turkmenistan?
12:00 The Grim Reality

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