This is one of the most mysterious countries in the world! The Turkmen people live without freedom and are often scared to share their true experience with outsiders. It’s almost impossible to get a visa to come here, but I had a chance to visit Turkmenistan several years ago, and I would love to share my thoughts on it with you. Why the streets are always empty, why you can’t grab a bite at local cafes, why Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow needs so many palaces, why everything here is made of gold and white marble and what Jennifer Lopez had to apologise for? More about the strangest country in the world in my new video! Karelia: A Russian Fairytale | Kizhi, Petrozavodsk, Old Villages, Finnish Architecture and Bears https://youtu.be/wts8ZlaIDtY Trash Capital of Russia: Chita | Landfills and Cesspits in Courtyards ENG SUB https://youtu.be/wNopsSsGRQU The City That Hates Pedestrians and Children | Vladivostok, Russia: Cars, Ruined Roads and Traffic https://youtu.be/-81JplkfRHU The People Are Fleeing This Russian Region | Kalmykia: Depopulation, Devastation and Drought https://youtu.be/Z6LsV-caqrs Russia’s Best Small Town Is A Ghetto! Urban Environment Problems, Traffic and Dust storms https://youtu.be/HthQWON3cPI #freedom #turkmenistan #jenniferlopez Tips and tutorials for YouTube bloggers from my team: https://vrlmv.com/n7cz74 If you liked this video, share it on Reddit and other social media platforms! Hey guys! My name is Ilya, I am a Russian journalist and a founder of various urban beautification projects in Moscow and across Russia. There is nothing in the world that I love more than traveling. On this channel I will do my best to give you an unbiased overview of life in different places around the globe. Subscribe to the channel not to miss my new videos. My channel with relaxing beautiful videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04mcVjwd6t7-71cJbFY-Q You can support me and my team by becoming a member of my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhHdRjLsaYy9I7TZ9Swu6A/join Support the channel on Patreon: https://vrlmv.com/4acT9L Support the channel with crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/varlamov Instagram: https://vrlmv.com/7Wj2vk Twitter: https://vrlmv.com/dMUXKA Facebook: https://vrlmv.com/IcK8GI TikTok: https://vrlmv.com/7zx551 Reddit: https://vrlmv.com/dlCbsm Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 01:05 Modern-day Soviet Union 02:33 The fake and the real Turkmenistan 06:14 Why Ashgabat is empty? 09:07 Where is everyone? 11:03 History of Ashgabat, the old town and the new town 14:34 Turkmen architecture and the Ministry of Carpets 19:26 Are new residential areas any better? 23:36 Awaza City, the Turkmen Dubai 26:20 What JLo had to apologise for? 27:15 Everything named after Turkmenbashi 31:44 Final thoughts on Turkmenistan