Lenin's Children ( in English) BBC Persian&BBC Uzbek production - Tajikistan, ex USSR 

What a nice, positive documentary. People in Tajikistan seem so nice, they deserve a better tomorrow.

As usual with BBC, Soviet Union equals atheism, when atheism was never really implemented or forced. And Orthodox Christianity and Islam still hold strong in the USSR. They were just suppressed in their views and speeches. For example, an Imam or priest cannot speak about religion of their chosing in a state council or to an assembly of people in public areas. But in their churches and mosques they are not being suppressed that much as widely reported in the west.

Nationalism was never really an issue in the Soviet Union. I’m glad this documentary talked about the positive aspects the soviets had on Tajikistan instead of portraying them as occupiers.

One of the few places where the standard of living was substantially higher during the times of USSR.

A really great documentary!

Great BBC production....it represents the difficult path of the many former USSR nations on finding their own way in this most competitive world, after the umbilical cord has been severed. It reminds one of the many nations finding independence after the separation from Great Britain....few really prosper , most go into chaos! Keep up the good work Tajiks! ...observer Jules...

Great nation with a beautiful culture. I wish them to have as beautiful future as well.

Wonderful documentary. have learned a lot about a country and its history I did not anything about. Beautiful people, hard working and determined to succeed. I hope that the extremists won't destroy it.

Beautiful country with lots of mountains at 2:02.

Life was sooo much better in the USSR. Everyone who lived there can assure that. But the American propaganda denies that.

A lot of comment on Soviet Communism. I think the social policy and the authoritarian way it was implemented was flawed. But it worked well for business, agriculture and industry. The organizational aspects of it brought good results, prosperity. I think that is the part older people miss.

We iranian love our persian brothers and sisters in tajikistan.

BBC should have done a series covering the different former soviet republics

Very simple and at the same time very impressive and nostalgic representation of the current situation, not only of Tajikistan, but the whole Central Asia.

Thank you so much. I dream to visit this great Central Asian country for the rest of my life.

Great documentary. Looks like Tajikistan has made some drastic improvements. The landscape looks a lot like Death Valley, CA and parts of Arizona, Utah, Colorado.

i am watching this video from Uzbekistan Samarkand city, i am tajik too, one day I will go to Tajikistan and i will meet with Tamils there, I'd Love do need them, Uzbekistan is more beautiful country, I love my county, I so proud of Uzbekistan!!!!

I'm not a religious dude, but bless these people

this was a very good documentary. thank you.

i am watching this video from Khujand, Tajikistan. i wanted to learn more about this country where i travelled for the past 2 weeks

Beautifully narrated and captured.Hoping the best for Tajikistan's future.

What a great story, balanced hopeful and informative. I really hope for the best life has to capture for this admirable nation. All the best to Tadjikistan.

missing old soviet times

Thank you so much for making this video. This video taught be a lot about where I came from.

I miss My country 😭

What a wonderful documentary, well done! I wish Tajikistan a bright and prosperous future!

Beautiful documentary by BBC.

Thanks for a good job.

Tajik language,is not a form,of PERSIAN language,it,is a Persian language!

Last part of this Documentary kinda Gives me Lessons In life xD Hope Tajikistan would have A Better future

The Soviet Union was an amazing, safe, and prosperous country. Bourgeoisie propaganda ruined that though.

Does anyone know the song at the end? So beautiful! Thanks!

Great Tajik nation

Awesome video... Thanks a lot. :D

Very interesting documentary. Especially in the Western world, we don't hear much from the -stan countries with exception of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

great i wish to ppl of tajiktsan the best from afghanistan hamzunaban aziz jor bashid va sar boland

so the guy is a Tajikistan citizen of Uzbek Ethnic?

Im proud to be tajik

Tajikistan had an actual future under communism

As usual in BBC very well done it, very interesting.

Can anyone please tell me what is the title of the song at 38.44 minutes in the documentary or who is the original singer of the song?

Assalom alekum from Uzbekistan

Thanks for this great Documentary.

Missing the Soviet times

Fascinating...

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

The last soundtrack: Daler Nazarov - Surudi Neki

tajikistan a good nation

Fantastic that they continue to teach Tajik even though it's in a predominantly Uzbek speaking area of Turkmenistan. Really we Scots should be ashamed of our school systems which have allowed Gaelic to largely no longer be taught. It is taught on some islands still but barely on the mainland at all and will certainly perish.

Excellent and objective documentary

Fascinating documentary

Good documentary. I like history...

What opportunities is he talking about? Leaving the country to work in shitty jobs in Russia? Tajikistan is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and also very poor. Tajikistan was much better during USSR times.

May the almighty creator of all bless this country..My hope is that they will learn from the past to not be controlled by another set of beliefs, but that they open their minds and heart to all the worlds different benefits equally, so they can be informed and make up their own way intelligently.

beautiful place.

Great Documentary.

Very nice.

I love the documentary. Very nice. I personally can't be agree with the law, under 18 year can't enter in the Masjid/Mosque. This is the problem about every Muslim nation of ours. We wants one thing, the leaders do completely opposite. Before the colonial age, during Islamic civilization in school every student learn three language. Arabic because of Islam, Mother language because of the teaching of our Prophet, & last in the list Persian/Tajik/Dari/Farsi what ever you name it. The 3rd one has been taught due to the Islamic culture, Islamic poem, Islamic music, etc. This three combine, we had build the glories days of ours. Today, in the name of nation & states, we're handover our society to the banks. They do what ever in our society to make more money. Morality, ethics, & faith have no value. At all. Like the Saudi foreign minister said "... every religion have some people who wants to use it for their personal benefit." This should not be bring in any conclusion. We have to learn it & fight with the radical extremism. If not the radical always will use it, for their benefit. This is my request to you and all of you, don't accept this kind of nonsense.

i hope all Central Asian countries will prosper and have a unity and not get into Islam radicalism...Greetings to our Tajik brothers and sisters from Kyrgyzstan!!!

Can I please get a link to the song being played in the background at 22:00-23:46? Thanks!

Well, to be fair, you can get arrested for saying the wrong thing in UK, Germany, and France, too.

Seems peaceful there

good tajik launguage

Very nice Vid

very nice..beautiful people

a well made documentary showing a more positive side of the country. nevertheless not a single time was mentioned the effects of the war in afghanistan and the horrifying effects of drug trade since the war down south on tajikistan and other central asian countries.

Fast forward 11 years, now we are in 2023, the same president is still in charge, not much has changed in the country economically.. No political leader should be allowed to govern a nation more than 8 years.. The history has shown over and over again the faith of the nations whose leader glued to the power and the consequences were devastating .. The Shah of Iran for 37 years, the Tajik president now, Rahmon for 31 years , the Turkish president Erdogan for 21 years and still counting ... At the end , none of these nations have prospered economically and being prosperous now.. As I write this in 2023, the inflation in Turkey has exceeded 100 % ... Sad ....

Central Asia needs to go back to pre 1917 situation, before october revolution.

Hey man, the video is great but it's not about the country, its about your village andpeople of there. Aren't there any Tajiks who could give information instead of that Uzbek guys?

great

USSR was once a very diverse country when it came to racial ethnicity, Joseph Stalin was a Georgian of middle eastern blood, I’m Hispanic but of “Russian decent” & when u break it down it’s mostly just European and middle eastern blood. I found out bc of ancestry DNA results.

The same story all over the World. Hold on to the rope of hope.

can somebody tell me whats the singers name on22:25 minute?

wow, that's amazing. please como to be south America

Very good documentary salute to linen to give them pen and books,otherwise Tajik peoples will be iletrate alike Afghanistan. Make me confused what type of independent now male going to Russia for jobs and women stay in home.

Need to destroy the Lenin's statue!

I hope Tajikistan NEVER becomes Islamicised.

ur people r so beautiful and exotic looking...

i am tajik from afghanistan, we defeated USSR

Tojichani yoki Eronchani sal bulsayam urganib qoyish kere! Kerak bolib qoladi bir kun!

Isn t it..and see how peoples blossoom once they are free of communism??

If Lenin had his way religion wouldnt exist in Uzbekistan and they would live regimented industrial lives.

Personally I think it is much better to have corruption as an option in business :)

Why are they so russia-oriented?! Why not go further west to much richer countries?!

A really great documentary!