HAHA! Russian humor at its finest!!!

BTW, if you've never seen the film "Ninotchka" I highly recommend it. From the film--nothing changes. The Russian princess (Garbo) is trying to sell her jewels for money in London becasue she's broke...

Mercier: [examining the jewels] Very good, superb, excellent, it would be foolish to belittle the quality of the merchandise but your terms are impossible. My counter offer is the absolute maximum...We're undertaking this deal only because of the prestige involved. And frankly, we're expected to take a loss.

Iranoff: [scoffing] Capitalistic methods.

Buljanoff: They accumulate millions by taking loss after loss.