The Spirit of Ludwig of Bavaria
In another example of the leadership style fostered under the Soviet system we learn that Turkmenistan shoots for the stars by paying to have a satellite launched that contains a book.
“The sacred text of Rukhnama was chosen because it contains all the wisdom of the Turkmen people, thanks to its creator, Turkmenbashi,” the article said, using the name the country’s President, Saparmurat Niyazov, has given himself, meaning ‘Guide of All Turkmen’.
Turkmenbashi recently outlawed lip-syncing and moustaches, and announced a plan to build a palace made from ice in his desert country.
Some of you probably think that the premise of Being There is absurd. The government of Turkmenistan will disabuse you of that notion.
