During the war years, the 40s and 50s, a new purge within the party was begun. The struggle against nationalism was continued by a different method. This struggle continued during the 50s and 60s. Some intellectuals were blamed and were exiled to deprived regions of the USSR.

Thanks to the achievements of the 60s and 70s, fulsome praise became a fashion: many persons and institutions were praised. Exaggeration and delusion became common. This was a social disease and it demonstrated the heartbreaking condition of society. To tell the truth it is impossible to show a single healthy period during those 74 years. Political thought became dominant and people forgot how to think freely. They became accustomed to toadying and to delivering speeches praising the party. The individual had no significance, and in the social context the status of the individual was completely destroyed. Social ideas were praised but individual responsibility was ignored; the administrative system was established according to this principle. In this way these principles were presented to people as the successes of Soviet democracy. However all the things cited were nothing but worthless developments. These slogans became part of our society’s character and they became a social disease.

Today it is so difficult to recover from those diseases. This is the most important and immediate duty in our Golden Century.

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Dear Citizens!

I have repeated many times in my speeches that the Türkmens in history were not defeated by external forces but