Q: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
As with the other Soviet republics , Turkmenistan had followed the Marxist Leninist ideology governed by the republic 's sole party , Communist Party of Turkmenistan , a republican branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union .
A:
As with the other Soviet republics , Turkmenia followed the Marxist Leninist ideology .