The Soviet Union's industry was still at a stage where even knockoffs and imitation were difficult. In the end, it was a result of a shortage of talent. Even with ready-made machines, there were no skilled workers to operate them; even with ready-made technologies, they could not understand or apply them.
Of course, the Soviet Union's industrial foundation was already far better than that of the vast majority of countries in the world. As for its gaps and weaknesses, they could only be resolved step by step, and that process was destined to be rather slow.
Even before the Soviet Union's collapse in his previous life, its vast industrial system had still left quite a few problems unresolved. Light industry in particular lagged completely behind the Western world.
As for now, the Soviet Union not only had little to show in light industry, but its heavy industry was also severely backward. No wonder Yosef lacked the confidence to stand toe-to-toe with the Imperialist countries to the bitter end.
March 2, 1927.
Rhine Empire, Bella City.
Bella was one of East Africa's most important chemical industry centers. In recent years, it had become one of the new centers of the world's chemical industry, drawing a large number of outstanding companies to establish themselves there.
As a port city on the East African East Coast, Bella lay close to sources of raw materials and could efficiently utilize petroleum resources from East Africa's Southern Ocean colonies. Once the oil and gas resources of North Bay—the Persian Gulf—were developed in the future, they could also be conveniently transported there by sea.
At the same time, Bella was not far from East Africa's three major coal-producing regions: Tete Province, Bohemia Province, and Hansa Province. This meant that Bella City could obtain relatively inexpensive supplies