Recently, the Main Archival Department under the Cabinet of Ministers published the 23rd issue of the historical, documentary, scientific and Türkmen arhiwi methodological magazine, published in Turkmen and Russian. Its main task is to popularize the documents of the National Archival Fund of Turkmenistan (NAFT), promote the development of the theoretical foundations of domestic archival science, and highlight achievements in this area.

The next issue opens with a selection of the most significant Decrees and Resolutions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, as well as speeches of the head of state and National Leader of the Turkmen people, Hero-Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at major international forums and state-level events, as well as documents of the national Parliament, legislative and regulatory acts. A special place in the publication is given to materials about the most important socio-political events, which are inscribed in golden letters in the chronicle of the modern history of the Homeland.

Under the “New Publications” heading, readers will be able to familiarize themselves with the publication about the presentation of the book of the National Leader of the Turkmen people – “Ömrümiň manysynyň dowamaty”, with brief reviews of the “Ösuşiň täze belentliklerine”, “Arkadagyň paýhasy – zamanyň ýalkymy”, “Arkadagyň döwletlilik tag” lymaty – ösüşleriň gözbaşy”, “Hatyra”, “Elektroenergetika pudagy ykdysady ösüşiň möhüm şertidir”, “Beýik özgertmeleriň ýyl ýazgylary” publications, as well as about the “Syýasat we jemgyýet” magazine.

In the era of the Revival of a new era of a powerful state, the issues of preserving and popularizing the material and spiritual heritage of the Turkmen people in the world are identified by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov as among the current areas of state policy. A huge role in carrying out this important work belongs to the archives of Turkmenistan, where valuable documentary sources of NAFT are concentrated, being a part of the unique historical and cultural heritage of the nation.

In this regard, domestic archives are entrusted with ensuring the safety of documents that have historical, scientific, social, economic, political, and cultural significance. The successful implementation of this task requires the correct organization of the activities of the clerical services of both government agencies and private sector institutions.

This topic is devoted to materials on the methodology for compiling historical references, prepared on the basis of the experience of the State Archive of Lebap velayat, as well as on the importance of archival sources in writing scientific works about the history of the Homeland, prepared on the example of the Central State Archive of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The magazine also published the section “Organization of Storage of Property and Material Assets”, a list of standard documents generated in the office work of enterprises, institutions and organizations, and their storage periods.

This year is marked by a truly historical event – the opening of the new city of Arkadag, which received on a legislative basis a special legal status – a city of national significance. This is a concrete result of the grandiose transformations unfolding in our country, begun by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and now consistently continuing under the leadership of Arkadagly Serdar. The uniqueness of the idea of creating Arkadag city, built in one of the oldest corners of the Turkmen land, is described in a number of materials in the next issue of Türkmen arhiwi.

It is well known that archival information allows us to highlight the facts of the past, popularize national heritage, and develop interest in the history of the country. In this regard, a series of articles about the life path and activities of famous personalities of Turkmenistan should be noted. One of the publications is dedicated to the grandfather of Hero-Arkadag, the great-grandfather of the President of Turkmenistan – Berdimuhamed Annayev, who was among the first to go to the front and selflessly fought on the fields of the Great Patriotic War. He returned home with a serious wound and continued his noble mission – to teach and educate the younger generation, leaving a good memory among his compatriots. His life and work path serves as a shining example for the younger generation of Turkmenistan.

The material about the brother of the grandfather of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Aba Annaev, known both as an experienced horse breeder and a talented horse breeder is also of great interest to readers. The merits of Aba Annayev are invaluable, who made a significant contribution to the development of Turkmen horse breeding art, the transmission from generation to generation of its original traditions, and the preservation and improvement of the legendary Akhalteke breed.

As it is known, the work of the Turkmen poet and thinker of the East Magtymguly Fraghi brought world fame to Turkmen literature, becoming a significant contribution to the poetic treasury of humanity. The personality of Magtymguly is one of the most attractive for researchers of the history of national culture and literary scholars, including foreign ones. This topic is covered in a series of publications in the next issue of the magazine. An article about the Turkmen poet and scientist, the father of the poet Magtymguly, Dovletmammet Azadi, is also presented to a wide readership.

A series of materials tells about outstanding figures of science, culture and art, in particular, about the People’s Bakhshi of Turkmenistan Sakhy Jepbarov, the People’s Artist of the USSR, Laureate of the USSR State Prize, the State Prize of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly Aman Gulmammedov, the Turkmen opera singer, teacher, People’s Artist of Turkmenistan Medeniet Shakhberdieva, People’s Bakhshi of Turkmenistan Akjagul Myradova, as well as about the Honored Doctor of the TSSR, Doctor of Medical Sciences Abdurakhman Akhundov and the famous teacher Gurt Toilyev. Among the articles, it is also worth noting the publication about the medical scientist, laureate of a number of state awards, front-line soldier, military doctor Sachly Dursunova, whose name was given to the Medical Secondary Vocational School of Arkadag city.

As is known, during the Great Patriotic War, which went down in world history as the bloodiest, our courageous compatriots – Turkmen warriors, faithful to their sacred principles, shoulder to shoulder with representatives of other nations in fierce battles showed examples of high courage and heroism. During the war, the entire people of Turkmenistan, who became a reliable support for the front, worked selflessly, tirelessly with great faith in a bright future, and made a huge contribution to the Great Victory. Representatives of the creative intelligentsia also made a great contribution, which, often at the risk of their lives, went to the front and performed in front of the soldiers with a concert program, giving them strength to fight the enemy. One of the publications, based on documents and photographs of the war years from the funds of the Central State Archive of Turkmenistan, is devoted to this topic.

The next issue also includes materials from literary sources about the traditions and rituals of the Turkmen wedding, the role of water mills in the life of our people.

In general, the articles published in the publication are of great interest to a wide readership, both for local historians, teachers and researchers, students of specialized universities, and for employees of clerical and archival services of departments at various levels.