[crz]

"Anderson underlined that Russia should not place emphasis on production of raw materials, because according to economic estimates, raw materials prices were to drop soon."


Bull! They have VAST resources and they intend to exploit them. All they need is the roads/RR to get to them.

[GSlob]

Similar and even grander projections were Khrushchev's staple of trade, weren't they?
"Ty, podruzhka, men'she voni,
Ni gu-gu i ni ku-ku,
My Ameriku dogonim
Po myasu i moloku"
[My girl, don't stink too much
And do not squeak;
We'll catch up with USA
In meat and milk production]
("Ziyayushchie vysoty"="Yawning Heights", Alexander Zinovyev)