Russians in Turkmenistan
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Russian Orthodoxy.[3]
Discrimination
The Turkmen government's decision to cancel a
Turkmens, and fear that they may never be able to return to Russia.[5]
For these who remained, estimated at around 100,000, all Soviet-time diplomas, certificates and other official documents that were issued outside the
Turkmen SSR were nullified, drastically limiting the people's access to work. At the same time, universities have been encouraged to reject applicants with non-Turkmen surnames, especially ethnic Russians. Russian television is difficult to receive in Turkmenistan, the Russian-language radio station Mayak was taken off the air[6] and the Russian newspapers were banned earlier.[7]
Notable people
- Andreý Molçanow, Olympic swimmer
- Ilýa Tamurkin, football player
- Yelena Ryabova, short-distance runner
- Polina Guryeva, Olympic medalist
- Russian Jewishmilitary officer.
- Oleg Kononenko, Turkmen-Russian cosmonaut
- Igor Makarov, Russian businessman
- Muza Niyazova, 1st First Lady of Turkmenistan, wife of Saparmurat Niyazov
- Nikita Gorbunow, football coach
- Mikhail Nyukhtikov, Soviet Army Colonel, Hero of Turkmenistan and the Soviet Union.
See also
References
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- ^ "Focus on ethnic minorities". The New Humanitarian. 2005-08-18. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "Russians 'flee' Turkmenistan". 2003-06-20. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Pannier, Bruce (2 February 2012). "OSCE Visit Highlights Plight Of Minorities". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "MAR | Data | Assessment for Russians in Turkmenistan". 2006-11-20. Archived from the original on 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "Ушел из жизни Валерий Отчерцов". Удмуртская правда. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "В России умер бывший вице-премьер Туркменистана Валерий Отчерцов". turkmen.news (in Russian). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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