Were there other cultures in Tajikistan?
yes
Any example?
Sarazm
What period was that?
the Neolithic and the Bronze Age
Did others showed up later?
yes
Any example?
Buddhism
Who used to rule the area?
the Soviet Union
Did they stay with them?
no
What happened?
the breakup of the Soviet Union
Which year?
1991
What happened to them just after that?
A civil war
Which year?
from 1992 to 1997
Did they recover from that?
yes
What helped them in that?
political stability and foreign aid
What was their role in the Soviet Army?
260,000 citizens fought in World War II
After war who tried to industrialize the place?
Stalin
Who addressed their plight next?
Nikita Khrushchev
In which years?
1957–58
How they fared compared to other Republics?
poorly
What was their savings ranked in the 80s?
the lowest in the USSR
After which year they declared independence?
after 1990