In "Советистане" the Norwegian authoress and social anthropologist Erica Фатланд invite a reader to visit the world unknown even to the most inveterate travellers. After disintegration of Soviet Union in 1991 five former soviet republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are got independence. To 2016 independence of these countries marked 25 summer anniversary. These began in what direction to develop countries since then? On purpose to investigate this question of Eric Фатланд left in the trip.With sympathy and passion for a narration she tells about history, culture and state of society in these countries to date. Once these territories lay along the Great silk way. In the XX century they went on the way of the following communist ideals. Here, in the heart of Asia, ancient traditions were saved, such as thefts of fiancees and eagle hunt. On ruins of soviet society supermodern cities and enterprises of oil| and gas industry grew while democracy got development in one countries, the dictatorship headed threatening tyrants flowers in other a magnificent color. Meeting with "Советистаном", a reader becomes the witness of unforgettable human fates, magnificent landscape, dramatic pages of world history, despairs and hopes.