The 'Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic' () was one of
fifteen constituent republics of the
Soviet Union. It was initially established on
August 7 1921 as ''Turkmen Oblast'' of the
Turkestan ASSR. On
May 13 1925 it was transformed into ''Turkmen SSR'' and became a separate republic of the
USSR. Today it is the independent state of
Turkmenistan in
Central Asia.
See also
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Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR