Suchergebnisse

Since former Soviet republics became independent states in 1991, their governments maintained active language policy with derusification as a part of it. Probably most consistently this policy has been maintained in Turkmenistan. This essay describes the process of derusification in Turkmenistan in retrospect and notes its effects. The essay shows that the effects of the derusification policy can be seen in two planes - in both space and time, and that this policy had a negative effect on the Turkmen nation.