CALENDAR: Gregorian (all); MAIN RECORD: languages used: Turkmen (from 1924), Russian (1924-1990); scripts: Turkmen - original (others used between 1924 and 1996 are replaced with current), Russian - original; TRANSLITERATION: Turkmen - n/a, Russian GOST-1983 (1924-1990 in parentheses); OTHER: Russian (from 1990 in glossary), English equivalents (glossary)