The Ice Palace King of the Desert - Saparmurat Niyazov

Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

Sep 13 2022 • 44 mins

Saparmurat Niyazov was a Soviet thug turned insane dictator of Turkmenistan. And as their leader he made sure to hit all the classics. Built a religion around himself, wiped out the free media and syphoned money away from his people. But what about his great ideas like...the ice palace in the desert. Or his beloved golden statue that turned to face the sun. Heaton and Young explore this insane dictator.

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