In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.

Example input: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Example output: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Example explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Q: When other Soviet republics claimed sovereignty over their territory in 1988 and 1989 , Turkmenia 's leadership also began to criticize Moscow 's economic and political policies .
A:
When other constituent republics of the Soviet Union advanced claims to sovereignty in 1988 and 1989 , Turkmenia 's leadership also began to criticize Moscow 's economic and political policies as exploitative and detrimental to the well-being and pride of the Turkmen .