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The Soviet economy focused on heavy and military industry. In Estonia, too, industry mostly developed expansively. A good example is the so-called huge forward shovel excavator – only six were produced in the Soviet Union. The monster demonstrates the Estonian economy being made to serve the empire, and the inefficiency of the big country as such — instead of innovation, it was easier to build bigger and more robust machines.
Forward shovel excavator EVG 35-65 M
Source: Estonian Film Archives
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The Soviet economy focused on heavy and military industry. In Estonia, too, industry mostly developed expansively. A good example is the so-called huge forward shovel excavator – only six were produced in the Soviet Union. The monster demonstrates the Estonian economy being made to serve the empire, and the inefficiency of the big country as such — instead of innovation, it was easier to build bigger and more robust machines.
