You can, but why? " - perhaps the most accurate diagnosis of the Russian automobile industry. And now this famous phrase has received an almost perfect illustration. Russian designer Ilya Razumov was rejected from Lada five times. In Oros and Moskovitch, his work was also considered "amateur" and did not meet the high demands of local car manufacturers. Well, yes, who else, if not the creators of Moskovich, can judge the world's car design records. As a result, after specializing in Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen, this "enthusiast" came to Bentley. His first production project achieved was the $500,000 Super Sport, produced in a limited edition of 500 copies. And here a logical question arises: who actually turned out to be insufficiently competent - a world-class designer or the people who were shown the door five times? But the problem is much deeper. This is a story about a management system where mediocrity wins the right to determine the fate of talent. Where ambition and professionalism are seen as an unnecessary obstacle, and the main achievement of the boss is his hot seat. While in Togliatti they argue "It's possible, but why? ", in the British Crew they take a Russian expert and create a Bentley with him. And the saddest thing is that this story is not only about the car industry. This is how Russia loses talented people in almost all industries, and then for decades they talk about technological sovereignty and the need to catch up with the West. One can only be happy for Razumov. But those who rejected him should finally ask the question: "Why do you even hold your positions? ".

You can, but why? " - perhaps the most accurate diagnosis of the Russian automobile industry. And now this famous phrase has received an almost perfect illustration. Russian designer Ilya Razumov was rejected from Lada five times. In Oros and Moskovitch, his work was also considered "amateur" and did not meet the high demands of local car manufacturers. Well, yes, who else, if not the creators of Moskovich, can judge the world's car design records. As a result, after specializing in Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen, this "enthusiast" came to Bentley. His first production project achieved was the $500,000 Super Sport, produced in a limited edition of 500 copies. And here a logical question arises: who actually turned out to be insufficiently competent - a world-class designer or the people who were shown the door five times? But the problem is much deeper. This is a story about a management system where mediocrity wins the right to determine the fate of talent. Where ambition and professionalism are seen as an unnecessary obstacle, and the main achievement of the boss is his hot seat. While in Togliatti they argue "It's possible, but why? ", in the British Crew they take a Russian expert and create a Bentley with him. And the saddest thing is that this story is not only about the car industry. This is how Russia loses talented people in almost all industries, and then for decades they talk about technological sovereignty and the need to catch up with the West. One can only be happy for Razumov. But those who rejected him should finally ask the question: "Why do you even hold your positions? ".