We are accused of all sorts of terrible things, of us wanting to undermine your market, of dumping and so forth. There was no such talk before, but when you had your recession, there were people who wanted to put the whole blame on the Russians. All these fables of us being such terrible devils are not well founded. We want to trade in earnest and well.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mikoyan defends Soviet trade intentions against accusations of undermining markets during the recession.
- In plain terms
- The Soviets want honest trade despite blame during economic trouble.
- What can you take from it?
- Trade accusations often rise during economic downturns.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who gets blamed when economies shrink?
- Is trade always politically motivated?
Another view
It frames economic blame solely as a reaction to recession rather than market behavior.
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