Price: 45.00 euro Size: 30×21.5cm./11.8×8.4inch. Weight: 763gr./26.9oz. Pages: 152 Year: 1983 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Turkmenistan, 1983. Nice book from Turkmenistan with many pictures of carpets. Especially the portrait carpets are great to see. The book is made in Russian, Turkmen and English langauge.
Price: 30.00 euro Size: 32.5×19.5cm./12.7×7.6inch. Weight: 1068gr./37.6oz. Year: 2007 Pages: 191 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Kazakhstan, 2007. The title of the book reads:”In The Heart Of Eurasia” and is made in the Romanian language. Written by Nursultan Nazarbayev, the leader of Kazakhstan at the time of publication.
Price: 10.00 euro Size: 21x15cm./8.2×5.9inch. Weight: 141gr./4.9oz. Pages: 102 Year: 1954 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Romania 1954, published by Editura Politica Technica and was originally published in Russia. The title of the book reads:”Intensification of the screening process. Translation from Russian. For internal use”.
Price: 10.00 euro Size: 20x13cm./7.8×5.1inch. Weight: 95gr./3.3oz. Pages: 100 Year: 1958 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Romania 1958, published by Editura Politica in Bucharest. The title of the book reads:”Public wealth. The foundation of the collective household”.
Price: 25.00 euro Size: 20.5x14cm./8×5.5inch. Weight: 486gr./17.1oz. Pages: 463 Year: 1959 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Romania 1959 and is about Khrushchev’s visit to the United States in 1959. The title of the book reads:”Let’s live in peace and friendship!”. The state visit of Nikita Khrushchev to the United States was a 13-day visit from 15-27 September 1959. It marked the first state visit of a Soviet or Russian leader to the US. Nikita Khrushchev was also the first leader of the Soviet Union to set foot in the Western Hemisphere. Being the first visit by a leader of his kind, the coverage of it resulted in an extended media circus. The visit took place during period in time in which it was feared that the ongoing Cold War might eventually lead to nuclear war. The visit helped alleviate these fears.
Price: 7.50 euro Size: 20x13cm./7.8×5.1inch. Weight: 159gr./5.6oz. Year: 1969 Pages: 81 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in the Netherlands by Pegasus Publishers, 1972. The title of the book reads:”Wage Labor And Capital” and was originally written by Karl Marx.
Price: 25.00 euro Size: 20.5x15cm./8×5.9inch. Weight: 599gr./21.1oz. Pages: 452 Year: 1951 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Romania, 1951. The book contains articles and speeches from Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901-1965) was a Romanian politician and electrician. He was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (ultimately “Romanian Workers’ Party”, PMR) from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955. Born in Bârlad (1901), Gheorghiu-Dej was involved in the communist movement’s activities from the early 1930s. Upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe, he was imprisoned by Ion Antonescu’s regime, and escaped in August 1944. After the forces of King Michael ousted Antonescu and had him arrested for war crimes, Gheorghiu-Dej together with prime-minister Petru Groza pressured the King into abdicating in December 1947. Under his rule, Romania was considered one of the Soviet Union’s most loyal satellite states, though Gheorghiu-Dej was partially unnerved by the rapid de-Stalinization policy initiated by Nikita Khrushchev at the end of the 1950s. Gheorghiu-Dej stepped up measures that greatly increased trade relations between Romania and the Western countries. He died of lung cancer in March 1965. His once protégé Nicolae Ceaușescu succeeded him as General Secretary.
Price: 25.00 euro Size: 20.5x15cm./8×5.9inch. Weight: 796gr./28oz. Pages: 679 Year: 1959 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Romania, 1959, in Bucharest. The book contains articles and speeches from Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in the period of December 1955 – July 1959. Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901-1965) was a Romanian politician and electrician. He was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (ultimately “Romanian Workers’ Party”, PMR) from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955. Born in Bârlad (1901), Gheorghiu-Dej was involved in the communist movement’s activities from the early 1930s. Upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe, he was imprisoned by Ion Antonescu’s regime, and escaped in August 1944. After the forces of King Michael ousted Antonescu and had him arrested for war crimes, Gheorghiu-Dej together with prime-minister Petru Groza pressured the King into abdicating in December 1947. Under his rule, Romania was considered one of the Soviet Union’s most loyal satellite states, though Gheorghiu-Dej was partially unnerved by the rapid de-Stalinization policy initiated by Nikita Khrushchev at the end of the 1950s. Gheorghiu-Dej stepped up measures that greatly increased trade relations between Romania and the Western countries. He died of lung cancer in March 1965. His once protégé Nicolae Ceaușescu succeeded him as General Secretary.
Price: 10.00 euro Size: 19.5×13.6cm./7.6×5.3inch. Weight: 459gr./16.1oz. Pages: 403 Year: 1951 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Romania, 1951, part 9 in the Stalin Works. Published by Editura Partidului Muncitoresc Roman Publishers. In total there are 13 parts wich was printed originally in Soviet Russia and made in multiple languages. These works of Stalin are his thoughts and political ideas written down based on the works of Karl Marx and his friend Lenin (Marxism, Lenism) in order to mobilise the Russian people for his political program. Stalin was born in Georgia in 1878 under the name Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili . When he was in his 30’s he took the name Stalin wich means “man of steel”. He joined the militant wing of the Bolsheviks led by Lenin. In order to fund the Bolsheviks he took part in several bank robbery’s. When Lenin died in 1924 he took control and became leader of the Sovjet Union (founded in 1922 by Lenin). In 1942 Nazi Germany invaded the Sovet Union and gained much ground until they reached Moscow. Stalin refused to leave Moscow and after the battle of Stalingrad Stalins army’s defeated the germans until they reached Berlin. In 1953 he died ending his leadership.
Price: 65.00 euro Size: 22.5x18cm./8.8x7inch. Weight: 685gr./24.1oz. Year: 1978 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Slides book from Romania made in 1978. It contains 96 slides. Many interesting pictures of the communistst party and one with Nicolai Ceausescu. The text on the cover reads:”Document images from the history of the labor movement, of the Romanian communist party”.
Slides book from Romania. It contains 36 slides. The text on the front reads:”Evidence regarding the antiquity of the Romanian people on the territory of the homeland”.
Matchbox label made in Czechoslovakia 1950’s/1960’s. The text on the labels reads:”We strengthen friendship with the Soviet Union and build a happy life in CSR”.
Price: 20.00 euro Size: 15.5×15.5cm./6.1inch. Weight: 261gr./9.2oz. Year: 2019 Pages: 191 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Kazakhstan with lots of pictures. The book is about the capital city of Kazachstan, now called Astana. Between march 2019 and setember 2022 the town was called Nur Sultan. The book is from 2019. Kazakhstan is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a small part in Eastern Europe. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. It has a population of 20 million and one of the lowest population densities in the world. Ethnic Kazakhs constitute a majority, while ethnic Russians form a significant minority. Officially secular, Kazakhstan is a Muslim-majority country, although ethnic Russians in the country form a sizeable Christian community. Following the collapse of central government in Petrograd in November 1917, the Kazakhs experienced a brief period of autonomy before eventually succumbing to the Bolsheviks′ rule. The Soviet-German War (1941–1945) led to an increase in industrialization and mineral extraction in support of the war effort. In 1947, the USSR, as part of its atomic bomb project, founded an atomic bomb test site near the north-eastern town of Semipalatinsk, where the first Soviet nuclear bomb test was conducted in 1949. Hundreds of nuclear tests were conducted until 1989. The Anti-nuclear movement in Kazakhstan became a major political force in the late 1980s. Officially, Kazakhstan is a democratic, secular, constitutional unitary republic; Nursultan Nazarbayev led the country from 1991 to 2019. He was succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The president may veto legislation that has been passed by the parliament and is also the commander in chief of the armed forces.
Price: 75.00 euro Size: 30x22cm./11.8×8.6inch. Weight: 1720gr./60.6oz. Pages: 23 Year: 1957 For sale at: http://www.propagandaworld.org
Graduation yearbook made in 1957 for the faculty of Geology and Exploration. The pictures in the book are not photographs but pictures on normal paper. The text on the book reads:”Dnepropetrovsk Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Mining Institute named after Artem. Faculty of Geology and Exploration. graduation 1952-1957. Mining engineer-hydrogeologist friendship”.
Wallplate from Pakistan. Largely made from copper and some other metals. The text on the plate reads:”Presented by Col. Mir. Haider Ali Khan Pakistan Defence Attache”. Heavy piece.
Price: 200.00 euro Size: 32.5x25cm./12.7×9.8inch. Weight: 2343gr./56.6oz. Pages: 383 Year: 2013 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Turkmenistan, 2013. From the book:”Dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan”. Produced in Turkey. Turkmenistan used several country’s to print their books. Absolutely great quality propaganda book with hundreds of pages and pictures, most of them of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow who was leader of Turkmenistan at the time (until 2022). After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 225.00 euro Size: 31.5x27cm./12.4×10.6inch. Weight: 2104gr./74.2oz. Year: 1998 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Uzbekistan, 1998, Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Hundreds of pages with hundreds of pictures of Islam Karimov. Stunning big propagandabook. The book is in the Uzbek, Russian and English language. Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (1938-2016) was an Uzbek politician who led Uzbekistan and its predecessor state, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1989 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. He declared Uzbekistan as an independent nation on August 31, 1991. He subsequently won a presidential election on 29 December 1991, with 86% of the vote. Karimov’s first presidential term was extended to 2000 by way of a referendum, and he was re-elected in 2000, 2007 and 2015, each time receiving over 90% of the vote. He died from a stroke on 2 September 2016, after being president of the country for 25 years.
Price: 45.00 euro Size: 17.5×12.5cm./6.8×4.9inch. Weight: 303gr./10.6oz. Year: 1984 Pages: 286 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Green book written by Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, 1984. In the Arabic language. The Green Book is a short book setting out the political philosophy of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The book was first published in 1975. The Green Book rejects both capitalism and communism, as well as representative democracy. Instead, it proposes a type of direct democracy overseen by the General People’s Committee which allows direct political participation for all adult citizens. It was “intended to be read by all people”. It is said to have been inspired in part by The Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung). Both were widely distributed both inside and outside their country of origin, and “written in a simple, understandable style with many memorable slogans”. During the Libyan Civil War, copies of the book were burned by anti-Gaddafi demonstrators.
Price: 40.00 euro Size: 22.5x15cm./8.8×5.9inch. Weight: 461gr./16.2oz. Year: 1976 Pages: 249 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Libya, 1976, by Mohammed Bescir Fergiani Publishers. The Libyan Arab Socialist People’s Jamahiriya, from 1986 the Great Libyan Arab Socialist People’s Jamahiriya (S.P.L.A.J.) was the official name for Libya between 1977 and 2011. The People’s Jammariyah was proclaimed on March 2, 1977 by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to replace the Libyan Arab Republic. This was accompanied by major political changes in which Gaddafi became secretary general of the General People’s Congress (parliament) and head of state. From 1979 onwards, Gaddafi no longer held an official position, but in practice he remained the leader of Libya as Guide of the Revolution. The political structure of the Jammariya was based on Gaddafi’s Third International Theory which he described in The Green Book. The word Great was added to the official name by Gaddafi after Operation El Dorado Canyon on April 14, 1986, in which the Americans bombed three Libyan cities. This bombing was in retaliation for the bombing of the La Belle nightclub in West Berlin, which killed two American soldiers and for which Gaddafi was accountable. The 2011 Uprising in Libya, inspired by the Arab Spring, brought an end to the regime of Gaddafi and the People’s Jamahiriya. Gaddafi was killed on October 20, 2011.
Price: 35.00 euro Size: 21.5×15.5cm./8.4×6.1inch. Weight: 803gr./28.3oz. Year: 1978 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Libya, 1978. Included are 4 maps. On preparatory work for carrying out soil studies and the preparations for a research expedition of the Soviet Union. A historic piece of Libyan-Soviet cooperation. Made by the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Secretariat for Agriculture.
Price: 20.00 euro Size: 21×13.5cm./8.2×5.3inch. Weight: 340gr./11.9oz. Year: 1995 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Uzbekistan, 1995, Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The book is written by Islam Karimov. The book is also known to be in the Russian language. Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (1938-2016) was an Uzbek politician who led Uzbekistan and its predecessor state, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1989 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. He declared Uzbekistan as an independent nation on August 31, 1991. He subsequently won a presidential election on 29 December 1991, with 86% of the vote. Karimov’s first presidential term was extended to 2000 by way of a referendum, and he was re-elected in 2000, 2007 and 2015, each time receiving over 90% of the vote. He died from a stroke on 2 September 2016, after being president of the country for 25 years.
Price: 30.00 euro Size: 17.5x18cm./6.8x7inch. Weight: 1316gr./46.4oz. Year: 2012 Pages: 504 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Kazakhstan, 2012. Thick, quality book with hundreds of pictures. Made in the English language. Kazakhstan is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a small part in Eastern Europe. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. It has a population of 20 million and one of the lowest population densities in the world. Ethnic Kazakhs constitute a majority, while ethnic Russians form a significant minority. Officially secular, Kazakhstan is a Muslim-majority country, although ethnic Russians in the country form a sizeable Christian community. Following the collapse of central government in Petrograd in November 1917, the Kazakhs experienced a brief period of autonomy before eventually succumbing to the Bolsheviks′ rule. The Soviet-German War (1941–1945) led to an increase in industrialization and mineral extraction in support of the war effort. In 1947, the USSR, as part of its atomic bomb project, founded an atomic bomb test site near the north-eastern town of Semipalatinsk, where the first Soviet nuclear bomb test was conducted in 1949. Hundreds of nuclear tests were conducted until 1989. The Anti-nuclear movement in Kazakhstan became a major political force in the late 1980s. Officially, Kazakhstan is a democratic, secular, constitutional unitary republic; Nursultan Nazarbayev led the country from 1991 to 2019. He was succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The president may veto legislation that has been passed by the parliament and is also the commander in chief of the armed forces.
Price: 20.00 euro Size: 21.5x15cm./8.4×5.9inch. Weight: 653gr./23oz. Year: 2009 Pages: 263 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Kazakhstan, 2009, made in the Romanian language. The title of the book reads:”The strategy of the radical renewal of the world community and the partnership of civilizations” and is written by Nursultan Nazarbayev. From the book:”This book was published by the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Romania with the support of the community”. Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, from the country’s independence in 1991 until his formal resignation in 2019. Nazarbayev was one of the longest ruling non royal leaders in the world, having led Kazakhstan for nearly three decades, excluding chairmanship in the Security Council after the end of his presidency. In the country’s first direct presidential election, held in 1991, he appeared alone on the ballot with no opposing candidates and secured an overwhelming 98% of the vote. During Nazarbayev’s presidency, Kazakhstan experienced a rapid economic growth in 2000s, driven by high oil prices and market-oriented reforms, establishing the country as a prominent economic power in Central Asia. Despite these accomplishments, challenges persisted due to widespread corruption and nepotism linked to Nazarbayev and his family, which hindered transparency and accountability, posing significant obstacles to Kazakhstan’s development. Over the course of Nazarbayev’s presidency, an increasing number of accusations of corruption and favoritism have been directed against Nazarbayev and his circle. Critics say that the country’s government has come to resemble a clan system. In May 2007, the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved a constitutional amendment which would allow Nazarbayev to seek re-election as many times as he wishes. This amendment applies specifically and only to Nazarbayev, since it states that the first president will have no limits on how many times he can run for office, but subsequent presidents will be restricted to a five-year term. In 2019 he resigned.
Wallpiece made in Cuba. Made from shells shell-grit. On the bottom right it says: Cuba and there is the communistic star. The ship is the yacht “Granma”. Granma is a yacht that was used to transport 82 fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in November 1956 to overthrow the regime of Fulgencio Batista. The yacht is said to have been named for the previous owner’s grandmother. Batista predicted correctly that the landing would occur, and his troops were ready. Consistently, the landing party was bombarded by helicopters and airplanes soon after landing. Many casualties ensued, most of them during battle at Alegría de Pío further inland. The survivors continued to the foot of Pico Turquino in the Sierra Maestra to perform guerilla war.
Desktop made in Pakistan. Could be made as a gift for an (foreign) official. The text on the plate reads:”Presented by air commodore Zaka Ullah Khan, defence & air attache Pakistan”. Thick metal plate mounted on black plastic. The mechanism on the back is also made of metal. The Inter Services Intelligence is the largest and best known component of the Pakistani intelligence community. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and analyzing any information from around the world that is deemed relevant to Pakistan’s national security.
Price: 75.00 euro Size: 29x24cm./11.4×9.4inch. Weight: 1606gr./56.6oz. Pages: 303 Year: 2017 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Propaganda book from Turkmenistan. Made in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, in 2017, by Turkmen State Publishing Service. Part 1 of 2. Written by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (he was the leader of the country at the time) and is in the Turkish language. There are also known copies in English, Korean and Russian language. Arty book about Turkmenistan’s history with the Great Silk Road with paintings and pictures. The title of the book reads:”Turkmenistan, Heart Of The Great Silk Road”. From a Turkmenistan government site about the book:”This unique survey of the territory of Turkmenistan, from the East to the West, represents the “geography” of the Great Silk Road, connected with the cities and sign places of our country, from ancient times located in the center of trade and cultural routes.”. The Great Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.
Price: 125.00 euro Size: 29x24cm./11.4×9.4inch. Weight: 1606gr./56.6oz. Pages: 303 Year: 2017 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Propaganda book from Turkmenistan. Made in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, in 2017, by Turkmen State Publishing Service. Written by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (he was the leader of the country at the time) and is in the English language. There are also known copies in Turkish, Korean and Russian language. Arty book about Turkmenistan’s history with the Great Silk Road with paintings and pictures. From a Turkmenistan government site about the book:”This unique survey of the territory of Turkmenistan, from the East to the West, represents the “geography” of the Great Silk Road, connected with the cities and sign places of our country, from ancient times located in the center of trade and cultural routes.”. The Great Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.
Price: 95.00 euro Size: 30.5×21.5cm./12×8.4inch. Weight: 2610gr./94oz. Pages: 559 Year: 2015 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Propaganda book from Turkmenistan where they are focusing on Turkmenistan’s neutrality in the world and friendship with the UN. Made in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, in 2015, by Turkmen State Publishing Service. They made 3500 copy’s. This is copy 2674. Written by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and is in the English language. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 200.00 euro Size: 33.5×25.5cm./13.1x10inch. Weight: 2674gr./94.3oz. Pages: 369 Year: 2005 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Another great propaganda book from Turkmenistan. Made in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, in 2005. With many pictures of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. The subtitle of the book says:”Turkmenistan, to the heights of the golden age” and is printed in Germany and in the English language. Turkmenistan use several country’s to print their book at the time. Rare book that is impossible to find. The 65 number on the cover is probably for celebrating Saparmurat Niyazov’s birthyear: 1940. He is also known as Turkmenbasy. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (1957) is a Turkmen politician who is currently the chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the 2nd President of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2022, when he entered into a power-sharing arrangement with his son, Serdar, the current president. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 10.00 euro Size: 42x38cm./16.5×14.9inch. (folded) Weight: 480gr./16.9oz. For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Big Chinese calendar 2024 with the leader of China Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953 in Beijing) is a Chinese politician. He has been General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since November 15, 2012. He has been President of the People’s Republic of China since March 14, 2013.
Price: 200.00 euro Size: 29.5x29cm./11.6×11.4inch. Weight: 2270gr./80oz. Pages: 223 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Absolutely stunning propaganda book from Turkmenistan. The book comes with a box and is filled with pictures. In the Turkmen and English language. The title of the book reads:”Great Saparmyrat Turkmenbasy’s Capital City”. From the book:”This book is prepared for the Turkmenistan national flag day and Turkmenistan’s eternal and honourable President the great Saparmyrat Turkmenbasy’s birthday as a present by the Turkish Construction Company POLIMEKS”.
Price: 55.00 euro Size: 27.5x24cm./10.8×9.4inch. Weight: 1079gr./38oz. Pages: 191 Year: 1977 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in the DDR, 1977, by Palast Der Republik Verlag. The book comes in three languages, German, Russian and English. The title of the book reads:”Palace Of The Republic”. The Palace of the Republic was a building in Berlin that hosted the Volkskammer, the parliament of East Germany, from 1976 to 1990. The Palace was completed in 1976 to house the Volkskammer, also serving various cultural purposes including two large auditoria, art galleries, a theatre, a cinema, 13 restaurants, 5 beer halls, a bowling alley, billiards rooms, a rooftop ice skating rink, a private gym with spa, a casino, a medical station, a post office, a police station with an underground cellblock, an indoor basketball court, an indoor swimming pool, private barbershops and salons, public and private restrooms and a discothèque. In the early 1980s, one of the restaurants was replaced by a video game arcade for children of Volkskammer members and staff. In 1990, the Palace became vacant following German reunification and was closed for health and safety reasons, due to there being more than 5,000 tonnes of asbestos in the building. In 2003, the Bundestag voted for the demolition of the Palast and replacement with a reconstruction of the Berlin Palace which had been demolished in the 1950s, after being heavily damaged by Allied air raids. The Palast was demolished between 2006 and 2008, and the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace began in 2013 and was completed in 2020.
Price: 50.00 euro Size: 30.5×24cm./12×9.4inch. Weight: 1253gr./44.1oz. Pages: 175 Year: 1977 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Iraq, 1977, in the French language. Published by the Ministry Of Information, Bagdad. The title of the book reads:”Mesopotamia yesterday, Iraq today”.
Price: 85.00 euro Size: 33.5×25.5cm./13.1x10inch. Weight: 2543gr./89.7oz. Year: 2004 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Propaganda book from Turkmenistan, 2004, filled with pictures, about Ashgabat. The book comes in three languages: Turkmen, Russian and English. Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. The city has a population of 1,030,063 (2022 census). In 1919, the city was renamed Poltoratsk. When the Turkmen SSR was established in 1924, Poltoratsk became its capital. The original name but in the form of “Ashkhabad” rather than “Askhabad” was restored in 1927. After WWII the city experienced rapid growth and industrialisation, although severely disrupted by a major earthquake on October 6, 1948. An estimated 7.3 on the Surface magnitude scale, the earthquake killed 110.000–176.000 (⅔ of the population of the city). Much of the urban renewal since 1991 has involved demolition of traditional single-family residential housing, commonly with allegedly forced eviction of residents, and often without compensation to the homeowners. In particular, private homes rebuilt in neighborhoods flattened by the 1948 earthquake, many of which were never formally registered with the government, were subject to confiscation and demolition without compensation. In July 2003, street names in Ashgabat were replaced by serial numbers except for nine major highways, some named after Saparmurat Niyazov, his father, and his mother. The Presidential Palace Square was designated in 2000 to symbolize the beginning of the 21st century. Following Niyazov’s death in 2006, Soviet-era street names were restored, though in the years since, many of them have been replaced with names honoring Turkmen scholars, poets, military heroes, and figures from art and culture, as well as celebrating the nation’s independence. In 2013, the city was included in the Guinness Book of Records as possessing the world’s highest concentration of white marble buildings.
Price: 90.00 euro Size: 34.5×25cm./13.5×9.8inch. Weight: 2935gr./88.7oz. Year: 2016 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Propaganda book from Turkmenistan, 2016, filled with pictures. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 125.00 euro Size: 33.5×24cm./13.1×9.4inch. Weight: 2515gr./88.7oz. Year: 2001 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Stunning propaganda book from Turkmenistan, 2001, filled with pictures. The title of the book reads:”Ten years of independence of Turkmenistan”. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (1957) is a Turkmen politician who is currently the chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the 2nd President of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2022, when he entered into a power-sharing arrangement with his son, Serdar, the current president. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 75.00 euro Size: 24.5×18.5cm./9.6×7.2inch. Weight: 1159gr./40.8oz. Year: 2014 Pages: 575 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book from Turkmenistan, 2014. The book is written by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (1957) is a Turkmen politician who is currently the chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the 2nd President of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2022, when he entered into a power-sharing arrangement with his son, Serdar, the current president. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 65.00 euro Size: 24×16.5cm./9.4×6.4inch. Weight: 706gr./24.9oz. Year: 2002 Pages: 224 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Turkmenistan 2002 written by Saparmurat Niyazov. The title of the book reads:”May Turkmen science be safe”. Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (1940-2006), also known as Türkmenbaşy, was a Turkmen politician who ruled Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was first secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and supported the 1991 Soviet coup attempt. He continued to rule Turkmenistan for 15 years after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In his time, he was one of the world’s most totalitarian dictators. He promoted a cult of personality around himself and imposed his personal eccentricities upon the country, such as renaming Turkmen months and days of the week to references of his autobiography the Ruhnama. He made it mandatory to read the Ruhnama in schools, universities and governmental organizations; new governmental employees were tested on the book at job interviews and an exam on its teachings was a part of the driving test in Turkmenistan. In 2005, he closed down all rural libraries and hospitals outside of the capital city Ashgabat. Niyazov ordered that all mountains and places in Turkmenistan be named after Turkmen heroes, poets and leaders. He also abolished the Turkmen word for bread and replaced it with Gurbansoltan, his mother’s name. He outlawed opera, ballet, circuses and philharmonic orchestras in 2001 for being “decidedly unturkmen-like”. He banned the reporting and even mentioning of contagious diseases such as AIDS or cholera. He banned news reporters and presenters from wearing makeup on television. He banned car radios because he considered them to be “useless”. Gold teeth were discouraged in Turkmenistan after Niyazov suggested that the populace chew on bones to strengthen their teeth and lessen the rate at which they fall out. In November 2005, he ordered that doctors should swear an oath to him instead of the Hippocratic Oath.
Price: 85.00 euro Size: 25×17.5cm./9.8×6.8inch. Weight: 981gr./34.6oz. Year: 2003 Pages: 326 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Turkmenistan 2003 written by Saparmurat Niyazov. The title of the book reads:”The spirit of the five ages of Turkmen”. Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (1940-2006), also known as Türkmenbaşy, was a Turkmen politician who ruled Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was first secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and supported the 1991 Soviet coup attempt. He continued to rule Turkmenistan for 15 years after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In his time, he was one of the world’s most totalitarian dictators. He promoted a cult of personality around himself and imposed his personal eccentricities upon the country, such as renaming Turkmen months and days of the week to references of his autobiography the Ruhnama. He made it mandatory to read the Ruhnama in schools, universities and governmental organizations; new governmental employees were tested on the book at job interviews and an exam on its teachings was a part of the driving test in Turkmenistan. In 2005, he closed down all rural libraries and hospitals outside of the capital city Ashgabat. Niyazov ordered that all mountains and places in Turkmenistan be named after Turkmen heroes, poets and leaders. He also abolished the Turkmen word for bread and replaced it with Gurbansoltan, his mother’s name. He outlawed opera, ballet, circuses and philharmonic orchestras in 2001 for being “decidedly unturkmen-like”. He banned the reporting and even mentioning of contagious diseases such as AIDS or cholera. He banned news reporters and presenters from wearing makeup on television. He banned car radios because he considered them to be “useless”. Gold teeth were discouraged in Turkmenistan after Niyazov suggested that the populace chew on bones to strengthen their teeth and lessen the rate at which they fall out. In November 2005, he ordered that doctors should swear an oath to him instead of the Hippocratic Oath.
Price: 75.00 euro Size: 24.5×18cm./12×9inch. Weight: 1046gr./36.8oz. Year: 2016 Pages: 558 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Turkmenistan 2016. The subtitle of the book reads:”It’s a year to transform the legacy of the country”, and:”Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences National Manuscripts Institute”. No. 125 of 1000 books made. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 85.00 euro Size: 24×17.5cm./11.8×8.8inch. Weight: 1104gr./38.9oz. Year: 1994 Pages: 384 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Propagandabook made in Turkmenistan 1994. The title of the book reads:”Independence Is Democracy And Prosperity”. The book is written by Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmenbasy) first president of Turkmenistan . Very few books exist from him of the 90’s. After over a century of being a part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Saparmurat Niyazov, a former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006. He retained absolute control over the country. On 28 December 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament), which itself had taken office a week earlier in elections that included only candidates hand picked by President Niyazov. No opposition candidates were allowed. Since the December 2006 death of Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s leadership has made tentative moves to open up the country. His successor, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, repealed some of Niyazov’s policies, including banning operas and circuses for being “insufficiently Turkmen”, though other such rules were later put into place such as the banning of non white cars. Berdimuhamedow was succeeded by his son Serdar in 2022.
Price: 35.00 euro Size: 33x20cm./12.9×7.8inch. Weight: 907gr./31.9oz. Year: 2005 Pages: 181 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Kazakhstan, 2005. The title of the book reads:”In The Heart Of Eurasia”. Written by Nursultan Nazarbayev, the leader of Kazakhstan at the time of publication. Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, from the country’s independence in 1991 until his formal resignation in 2019. Nazarbayev was one of the longest ruling non royal leaders in the world, having led Kazakhstan for nearly three decades, excluding chairmanship in the Security Council after the end of his presidency. In the country’s first direct presidential election, held in 1991, he appeared alone on the ballot with no opposing candidates and secured an overwhelming 98% of the vote. During Nazarbayev’s presidency, Kazakhstan experienced a rapid economic growth in 2000s, driven by high oil prices and market-oriented reforms, establishing the country as a prominent economic power in Central Asia. Despite these accomplishments, challenges persisted due to widespread corruption and nepotism linked to Nazarbayev and his family, which hindered transparency and accountability, posing significant obstacles to Kazakhstan’s development. Over the course of Nazarbayev’s presidency, an increasing number of accusations of corruption and favoritism have been directed against Nazarbayev and his circle. Critics say that the country’s government has come to resemble a clan system. In May 2007, the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved a constitutional amendment which would allow Nazarbayev to seek re-election as many times as he wishes. This amendment applies specifically and only to Nazarbayev, since it states that the first president will have no limits on how many times he can run for office, but subsequent presidents will be restricted to a five-year term. In 2019 he resigned.
Price: 95.00 euro Size: 31×24.5cm./12.2×9.6inch. Weight: 1955gr./68.9oz. Year: 2007 Pages: 299 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Kazakhstan, 2007, by Randevu Publishing House. Beautiful picture book about Kazakhstan, limited to 5000 copies. Kazakhstan is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a small part in Eastern Europe. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. It has a population of 20 million and one of the lowest population densities in the world. Ethnic Kazakhs constitute a majority, while ethnic Russians form a significant minority. Officially secular, Kazakhstan is a Muslim-majority country, although ethnic Russians in the country form a sizeable Christian community. Following the collapse of central government in Petrograd in November 1917, the Kazakhs experienced a brief period of autonomy before eventually succumbing to the Bolsheviks′ rule. The Soviet-German War (1941–1945) led to an increase in industrialization and mineral extraction in support of the war effort. In 1947, the USSR, as part of its atomic bomb project, founded an atomic bomb test site near the north-eastern town of Semipalatinsk, where the first Soviet nuclear bomb test was conducted in 1949. Hundreds of nuclear tests were conducted until 1989. The Anti-nuclear movement in Kazakhstan became a major political force in the late 1980s. Officially, Kazakhstan is a democratic, secular, constitutional unitary republic; Nursultan Nazarbayev led the country from 1991 to 2019. He was succeeded by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The president may veto legislation that has been passed by the parliament and is also the commander in chief of the armed forces.
Price: 35.00 euro Size: 22x22cm./8.6×8.6inch. Weight: 683gr./24oz. Year: 1978 For sale at http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Uzbekistan, 1978, about the capital city Tashkent. Published by Publishing house of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan. Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 3 million. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Before Islamic influence started in the mid-8th century AD, Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures. After Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from the Silk Road. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; as a result, it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes. Much of Tashkent was destroyed in the 1966 Tashkent earthquake, but it was soon rebuilt as a model Soviet city. It was the fourth-largest city in the Soviet Union at the time, after Moscow, Leningrad and Kyiv. Today, as the capital of an independent Uzbekistan, Tashkent retains a multiethnic population, with ethnic Uzbeks as the majority. In 2009, it celebrated 2,200 years of its written history.
Price: 60.00 euro Size: 26x26cm./10.2×10.2inch. Weight: 1312gr./46.2oz. Year: 2011 Pages: 285 For sale on http://www.propagandaworld.org
Book made in Turkey, Ankara, 2011, by the Turksoy organisation. The title of the book reads:”Altai my golden cradle”. The Altai Republic is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The Altai Republic is one of Russia’s ethnic republics, primarily representing the indigenous Altai people, a Turkic ethnic group that forms 37% of the republic’s population, while ethnic Russians form a majority at 54%. Other minority populations include Kazakhs, other Central Asian ethnicities, and Germans. The official languages of the Altai Republic are Russian and Altai. Turksoy, the first cooperation organization established in the Turkic world, was established in 1993 by the cultural ministers of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Turkey. Turksoy has been working to strengthen the unity and brotherhood of the Turkic peoples since its establishment, to transfer the common Turkish culture to future generations and to introduce it to the world.