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Advertising corner: Buy the new BFMTH collection in my merch store: https://shop.varlamov.ru/?utm_source=... In this video, you will learn why the Turkmen dictator Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov built himself an entire city for his birthday and why no one lives in it. Propaganda shows golden monuments and wide avenues of Arkadag, but there is no work, no business and no people in the city. I figured out how, instead of a dream city, Turkmenistan turned into a ghost town and how this is connected with the poverty of the population, corruption and the cult of personality in one of the most closed countries in the world. Support the channel: All ways: https://vrlmv.com/donation Boosty (if you are in Russia): https://vrlmv.com/Yzfroc Patreon (if you are not in Russia): https://vrlmv.com/4acT9L Sponsorship on YouTube (if you are not in Russia): https://vrlmv.com/JK486h Buy Ilya Varlamov's guidebooks: https://vrlmv.com/7tGYpt Closed telegram channel Varlamov +: https://vrlmv.com/OfPC11 News YouTube channel Varlamov News: https://vrlmv.com/x5UOVT Sales of apartments in the new Phenomenon project have started! You can get advice and book an apartment in the telegram bot - https://vrlmv.com/GRytVK More videos: How Russians ended up in debt and who benefits from it • Collectors, bankruptcy, scammers: to... New Zealand: first about paradise at the edge of the world • Good New Zealand: paradise at the edge of the... Vietnam: from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang • Vietnam: from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang Kry... Timestamps: 00:00 Arkadag: a luxurious ghost town in Turkmenistan 02:20 My merch 03:55 The personality cult of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov 06:43 Arkadag: "the first smart city of Turkmenistan" 13:10 Golden monument to the horse and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov 15:30 Grand opening of Arkadag 19:05 Why the city is still empty 22:06 How much does an apartment in Arkadag cost 27:27 Dictatorial rules of life in Arkadag 30:53 How officials are trying to please Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov 33:12 Conclusion My merch: https://shop.varlamov.ru Attention Foundation: https://vrlmv.com/HmHh1R Website: https://vrlmv.com/REwFW3 Telegram channel: https://vrlmv.com/EQDi3i News telegram channel: https://vrlmv.com/MBHYUy Zen: https://vrlmv.com/95j5ww Twitter: https://vrlmv.com/BgrRI6 VK: https://vrlmv.com/hU1rbp TikTok: https://vrlmv.com/EMnOsG Viber: https://vrlmv.com/1hURPa Vacancies: http://vrlmv.com/jobs Advertising: [email protected] #varlamov #turkmenistan