Like much of the rest of the book, this page combines technical description with a grander-sounding picture of what those specialized tasks will accomplish. It seems that the author is assuming an individual familiar with oil production would be reading this book to a child to explain the technicalities of oil production, so an image that demonstrates a sailor’s perspective would be a helpful accompaniment to the text. The simpler language describing the profits from the oil--”shining gold,” “everlasting and undefeatable” make the message intelligible for a child, even if the details are not.

All of the people here are workers; as the text notes, “The only passenger here - petroproducts.” This further emphasizes the need for labor contributions to ensure that Soviet oil production continues. Rather than treating oil as a natural product extracted from the earth, the text focuses on the man-made products coming out of the Baku refineries.

While we cannot tell because of the distance, the other ships appear to be similar to this one. Both the inclusion of other ships and the birds-eye view emphasize the scale of the Baku production and refining facilities. These other ships also further the collectivist narrative of the book--no single worker or even transportation mechanism is fully responsible for the exporting of oil.