Murghab /

A generation ago, Murghab was well taken care of. As the highest town of the former Soviet Union at 3600 metres above sea level and close to the sensitive borders with Afghanistan and China, the town enjoyed ample provisions from Moscow brought in via the Pamir Highway. It featured electricity aroun...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Kaziev, Daler (Director), Saxer, Martin (Director, Producer, director of photography.), Elders, Marlen (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	Russian Kyrgyz
Language Notes:	In Russian and Kyrgyz.
Published:	Portland, OR : Collective Eye Films, 2020.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Murgab Delta (Turkmenistan) > History. Murgab Delta (Turkmenistan) > Social conditions. Murgab, Delta du (Turkménistan) > Histoire. Murgab, Delta du (Turkménistan) > Conditions sociales. Social conditions Turkmenistan > Murgab Delta Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Documentary films History Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	A generation ago, Murghab was well taken care of. As the highest town of the former Soviet Union at 3600 metres above sea level and close to the sensitive borders with Afghanistan and China, the town enjoyed ample provisions from Moscow brought in via the Pamir Highway. It featured electricity around the clock, an airport with regular flights, a movie theatre, and a hospital with central heating. Since then, Murghab and its people have weathered several storms and many of the Soviet hallmarks are crumbling away. Yet, life goes on and, with wit and improvisational skills, the ruins of Socialism afford a plethora of new but precarious ways to make do.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed September 13, 2021).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (81 minutes)
Playing Time:	01:20:28
Production Credits:	Edited by Marlen Elders and Martin Saxer ; cinematography: Martin Saxer.