North Korea and Turkmenistan, Totalitarian States In The World

Totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a concept used to describe political systems where a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. Giovani Gentile, an Italian described totalitarianism as a society in which the ideology of the state had influence, if not power, over most of its citizens. Totalitarian regimes, in contrast to a dictatorship, establish complete political, social, and cultural control over their subjects, and are usually headed by a charismatic leader. Today, we can see a totalitarian state (and regime) in North Korea and Turkmenistan.

North Korea is it located in East Asia, in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, with its capital in the city of Pyongyang. North Korean Government is organized as a dictatorship, with a pronounced cult of personality organized around Kim Il-sung (the founder of North Korea and the country's first and only president) and his son, Kim Jong-il.

Propaganda and conditioning begins at birth and continues throughout adulthood about communism, revolution and the love of its leader. North Korean people are subjected to propaganda and education surrounding the communist regime their government employs. From three months of age, children are placed in day care centers where their teachings begin. They learn about communism policies, revolution, and political ideology. The regime in North Korea derives the vast majority of its influence over the minds and hearts of the people through its absolute control and manipulation of all information made available to the local population. All literature contains stories pertaining to these ideologies, all aspects of the media are controlled completely by the regime. By controlling what a person hears, reads, and sees, one controls what he or she thinks and believes. Then, Pictures of the leaders are found on the walls of the classrooms, found around city squares and are there for people to worship. Microphones blare all day long substantiating government policies and tell of the heroics of their leader. The private life has been entirely abolished.

Turkmenistan is a Turkic country in Central Asia. The name of its capital is Ashgabat. The politics of Turkmenistan take place in the framework of a presidential republic, with the President both head of state and head of government. Turkmenistan has a single-party system. President of Turkmenistan is Saparmurat Niyazov, a former bureaucrat of the Communist Party , ruled Turkmenistan from 1985. He retained absolute control over the country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On December 28, 1999, Niyazov was declared President for Life of Turkmenistan by the Mejlis (parliament). Niyazov calls himself as "Turkmenbashi". which means "Great Leader of all Turkmen." Official propaganda had it that Turkmenbashi brought his people into a new "golden age" but in reality they were held in totalitarian state.

Turkmenbashi controls everything in this country. His face is everywhere, and you can't walk a block without seeing either a statue or photo of him. During His rule he turned his country into a hymn of praise to himself. Turkmenbashi is so controlling that he has even rewritten the calendar, and he recently renamed the month of January to "Turkmenbashi." April is named after his mother.Every People of Turkmenistan must learn the Ruhnama, the president's spiritual guide for the people of Turkmenistan, and it lists suggestions for better living through Turkmenbashi. Every kid in school here, young and old, must spend one day a week studying the Ruhnama. Niyazov turned "Ruhnama" into a kind of national Bible and spiritual guidebook for Turkmen, making it an essential part of school and university programs. During Niyazov's rule, Turkmen officials were required to pass annual tests on "Ruhnama" in order to keep their jobs.

North Korea and Turkmenistan, both of them are totalitarian state in the world.They has an eccentric leader. Government control of all activities within a country, People are forced to do what the government tells them. North Korea is classified, along with Turkmenistan, as the world's worst violator of press freedom .