ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴇᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ.
ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅɪʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇᴛᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀxɪꜱᴛ ɪᴅᴇᴏʟᴏɢʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴜɴᴅᴀɴᴛ.
They say that the soviet union was building factories with extension in mind...
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʙʏ ᴇxᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ?
ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ, ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ꜱᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ʀɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴏꜱɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴀᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱʜᴜᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ/ᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴀɴᴅꜱᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄʀᴇᴛᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀʏ, ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴇʙʟᴏᴄᴋꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʟᴋᴀɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀɴ ʟɪᴍᴇ
They were building them in a way that they could grow bigger if more production were needed. Very different approach from the west
ʏᴇꜱ, ᴍʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀɴʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ʀᴜꜱꜱɪᴀɴ/ᴜᴋʀᴀɪɴɪᴀɴ, ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇʀʙꜱ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜰᴀʀ ꜱᴜʀᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ.
ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪꜱᴍ (ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ "ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ" ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜰᴀꜱᴄɪꜱᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴇʀɴ/ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴜꜱᴇ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇꜱ, ɪɴ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀɴ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ꜱᴀᴠᴇᴛ). ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴅᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ. ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ꜰᴀʀ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʟᴜᴇʜᴀɪʀꜱ, ᴏɴʟʏꜰᴀɴꜱ ᴏʀ ᴘɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇꜱ.
Indeed.
