War from 1914-1918 is around 80 thousand. More than 900 thousand Türkmens were deported between 1917 and 1930 because they were wealthy. Some 4 million Türkmens had to leave the country in the same period. Countless numbers of people were killed and sent into exile on the grounds that they were nationalists, enemies of the public and terrorists. Their number cannot be known precisely because people were seized secretly from villages, towns and cities. People were afraid to learn about what happened to those seized. The Türkmen nation lived in a state of moral discontent.

We sometimes come across people today who say that they were better off in the Soviet era. My dear Türkmen! Don’t be mistaken! Don’t you ever bring the greatness of the state and independence down to your own level! Our values, such as independence, freedom, and sovereignty, are priceless.

O Türkmen! You almost lost your native tongue during the Soviet era. You were not admitted to schools and you could not find employment if you did not know Russian. You forgot about your religion, tradition and values. You lagged economically. Our nation lived under terrible conditions in villages and towns. It is essential that our old tell the young about all this.

Türkmenistan contributed revenue of US$10 to 18 billion from the production of oil, gas, cotton and chemicals to the Soviet Treasury, and less than US$1 million came back. Because of this, moral values ceased to exist, and immorality, lack of trust, infidelity and fraud became widespread.

The 5th Golden Age of the National Türkmen spirit starts on 27 October 1991.