Elvira Kadyrova In early 1911, Prokudin-Gorsky went to the Transcaspian region, which included the territory of modern Turkmenistan at that time. Besides visits to Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, the photographer toured the Merv District (modern Mary province), Chardjew(present-day Turkmenabat), Farab. In Merv district, most of the filming was done in Bayram Ali and its surroundings. The […]