Well... coal, gas, petrol, even electricity - it is all the things so-called "liberals" despise. This is all about "raw-material economy", right? Maybe in more advanced areas of economy things are much better?

Oops, no. Actually, in advanced branches of economy things are much WORSE. Let's look, what happened with mechanical engineering during Yeltsinism:

Production of diesel generators (thousands), 1970-2002:

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Production of excavators (thousands), 1970-2002:

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Production of bulldozers (thousands), 1970-2002:



Production of tower cranes (thousands), 1970-2002:



Tractors (thousands), 1970-2002:



Lorries (thousands), 1970-2002:



Combine harvesters (thousands), 1970-2002: