SOCIO-CULTURAL PREREQUISITES FOR CHANGING THE INSTRUMENTS OF TRADE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKMENISTAN IN THE 90-S

Muradov Sadyk Zhumageldievich

The collapse of the USSR caused many socio-cultural changes. These changes also affected trade relations. In the 90s, trade between Russia and Turkmenistan began to be influenced by a number of socio-cultural features of Turkmen society, which include: the clan structure of society, authoritarianism of power, and the high importance of personal trust in relationships.

Keywords:centralized planning, market economy, socio-cultural factors, clan structure of society, barter