About dear father of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaºy the Great 

I was born on 19 February 1940 in Aºgabat. My dear father went to fight in the Second World War. He struggled against the fascist invaders in Caucasia.

After fighting for two years, in 1943, seven Türkmen, including my father, in a Russian troop were captured by enemy forces at a village, called Thcikola, Viladi Kafkaz of the capital city of the Northern Osetia. I learnt the tragic fate of the hostages after 18 years by chance.

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