The factory manager in Russia can no longer bear it and has revealed the truth.

Russian factories are being driven to desperation by their own people.

On April 28, Tsargrad TV told a heartbreaking story.

The factory director of "Kuban Railway Machinery," Vyacheslav Yakovlev, exposed the inner workings of "import substitution."

Now, Russia's only factory producing complex instruments has no orders left.

On the surface, there are orders—tender information is regularly posted on state procurement platforms.

But in reality, it's impossible to compete fairly.

Yakovlev stated what everyone in the manufacturing industry already knows deep down.

The infamous Federal Law No. 44 provides ample room for all kinds of tricks.

The tender organizers set conditions from the very beginning that make it impossible for factories to meet them.

The director cited a specific case—a tender for supplying 561 wrenches worth 256 million rubles—revealing the manipulation: “To participate in the bidding, we had to pay 4.5 million rubles as a bid deposit, required for submitting documents.

If we were even marginally deemed the successful bidder, we’d have to pay another 6.7 million rubles as a performance bond.”

Then, we’d need to raise 250 million rubles to produce the goods—whether from our own funds or through loans doesn’t matter.

Afterward, the government would supposedly pay according to the public procurement contract, with the law stating payment within 45 days.

But in practice, it’s pure luck—you might have to run around endlessly and even go to court.

Or they may simply fine you for being one day late or for missing parts, then refuse to pay altogether.

Formally, these tenders exist—they are regularly published on national procurement platforms.

But in substance, winning them fairly is nearly impossible.

Yakovlev voiced what every manufacturer already knows.

Yet, a company with just 14 employees readily accepted the order—and miraculously delivered the required supplies within an impossible timeframe.

Whether it was qualified tools, spare parts, or sophisticated instruments.

In short—the entire lot came from China, just rebranded.

No fines. No complaints.

Yakovlev sadly asked: Does Russian industrial production really even matter?

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863672567833612/

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