Farid Tukhbatullin

Farid Tukhbatullin

is a human rights activist, publicist, and public figure, and the founder of the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights. In 2003, he was convicted in Turkmenistan on politically motivated charges, spent several months in prison, and was forced to flee the country after his release. That same year, he received political asylum in Austria, where he continues his human rights advocacy and researc

"Russian Colony: Turkmen Sagas" is not only a historical study but also the author's personal testimony. The book intertwines a documentary account of Russia's colonial legacy in Turkmenistan with Farid Tukhbatullin's recollections of persecution, imprisonment, forced exile, and the struggle for human rights. This gives the historical narrative a personal dimension and becomes an eyewitness account of the fate of a country and a person.