David Remnick wrote about Niyazov and the Ruhnama in the magazine a few years ago, calling Turkmenistan under their spell “a cruel blend of Kim Jong Il’s North Korea and L. Frank Baum’s Oz.” ...

Ruhnama has continued to be a subject in school, although not required and only an hour a week is devoted to it. And as Chronicles of Turkmenistan, the independent emigre site has reported, Ruhnama ...

The Ruhnama, a spiritual guide purportedly penned by the late ruler of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, is set to remain an essential part of the country's curriculum. Despite President Gurbanguly ...

The book, Ruhnama, is a 400-page blend of history, myth and philosophy meant to bolster a spirit of national consciousness among ethnic Turkmen, who make up nearly 80% of the country's five million ...

The Ruhnama or — as one person in the docu translates it — “the gateway to the ocean of the Turkmen soul,” was first published by Niyazov in 2001 and has since risen (or been foisted upon ...

Turkmenistan's autocratic leader told his nation's youth to read his book three times a day in order to go to heaven, Turkmen television reported.

The phrase “The Ruhnama is a Holy Book” was engraved, along with other verses from the Ruhnama and the Koran, on a mosque outside the capital, and Niyazov declared that the Ruhnama had to be ...

"The exam in the Ruhnama is needed to educate future drivers in the high moral principles of Turkmen society," an official told the AFP news agency. Mr Niyazov, Turkmenistan's "president for life" ...

Turkmen President Saparmurad A. Niyazov has released the second volume of his book, “Ruhnama,” or “Book of the Soul.” The book was launched at a parliamentary ceremony attended by ...

World Cult of Turkmen ‘Father’ fades into history, 10 years on. By. AFP. Published. December 22, 2016 - ...

An ethno-cultural region made up of mainly ethnic Uzbeks straddles the border between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It is known as Khorezm on the Uzbek side, and Dashoguz on the Turkmen side. A ...