Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Түркменистан Совет Социалистик
    Республикасы
     (Turkmen)
  • Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
1925–1991
Flag of Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Flag (1973–1991)
State emblem (1978–1991) of Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
State emblem
(1978–1991)
Motto: Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! (Turkmen)
Ähli ýurtlaryň proletarlary, birleşiň! (transliteration)
"Proletarians of all nations, unite!"
Anthem: Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы Дөвлет Гимни
Türkmenistan Sowet Sosialistik
Respublikasy Döwlet Gimni

"State Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic"
Location of Turkmenia (red) within the Soviet Union
Location of Turkmenia (red) within the Soviet Union
StatusSoviet socialist republic
CapitalAshkhabad
Common languagesTurkmen · Russian
Religion
State atheism
GovernmentUnitary Marxist-Leninist single-party Soviet socialist republic (1925–1990)
Unitary presidential republic (1990–1991)
First Secretary 
• 1924–1926 (first)
Ivan Mezhlauk
• 1985–1991 (last)
Saparmurat Niyazov
Head of state 
• 1938-1942(first)
Shah Muhammed Faisal Reza
• 1988–1990(last)
Roza Atamuradovna Bazarova
Head of Government 
• 1925–1937 (first)
Kaikhaziz Atabayev
• 1989–1991 (last)
Khan Akhmedov
LegislatureSupreme Soviet
History 
• Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR
7 August 1921
• Republic proclaimed
13 May 1925
• Sovereignty declared
22 August 1990
• Independence declared
27 October 1991
• Independence recognized
26 December 1991
GDP (PPP)1990 estimate
• Total
$26.554 billion[1]
CurrencySoviet rouble (Rbl) (SUR)
Calling code+7 360/363/370/378/432
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Turkestan ASSR
Khorezm PSR
Bukharan PSR
Turkmenistan
Today part ofTurkmenistan

The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы, Türkmenistan Sowet Sotsialistik Respublikasy; Russian: Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Turkmenskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Turkmenistan, the Turkmen SSR, TuSSR, Turkmenistan, or Turkmenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union located in Central Asia existed as a republic from 1925 to 1991. Initially, on 7 August 1921, it was established as the Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR before being made, on 13 May 1925, a separate republic of the USSR as the Turkmen SSR.

Since then the borders of the Turkmenia were unchanged. On 22 August 1990, Turkmenia declared its sovereignty over Soviet laws. On 27 October 1991, it became independent as Turkmenistan.

Geographically, Turkmenia was bordered between Iran, Afghanistan to the south, Caspian Sea to the west, the Kazakh SSR to the north and the Uzbek SSR to the east.

  1. ^ "GDP (PPP) index (World Bank estimate) – Turkmenistan". World Bank.