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Comment · 9 years ago
> Tu-144 flew before Concord.

"The aircraft was introduced into passenger service on 1 November 1977, almost two years after Concorde, because of budget restrictions."

Yes, they've managed to "overcame bourgeous West" with Tu-144, but because design and production was rushed - they got Paris air show crash, postponed operational services and generally bad design, forcing earlier retirement for Tu-144.

Comment · 9 years ago
This is good, but I've asked about achievements "made in USSR" which ordinary people still use in their daily lives.

Not sure that many people are using deciphered Mayan glyphs in their daily routines.

Comment · 9 years ago
> There were no questions

In Soviet Russia question marks aren't marking questions!

Comment · 9 years ago
Sputnik was a proof of GPS concept?

That's... amazing.

Comment · 9 years ago
> excerpts from the magazine "Trud" from 13 June 1941

Those excerpts miraculously appeared only in 2013, when another wave of Russian nationalism sweeped over.

Consider me suspicious.

> Soviet scientists did a lot contributions to the scientific community, including in such areas like chemistry, cybernetics, neurophysiology, psychology among others, just like any other big country in the world.

No. Other big countries made _actual_ inventions (US, UK, France, Germany).

Comment · 9 years ago
Ok, let's talk about scientific success in USSR.

I'd like to see sources to lasers, microwave ovens and TVs which were invented by Soviets.

Comment · 9 years ago
So, GPS wasn't invented by Soviets and nobody is listening to Soviet radiobeats. What's your point then?
Comment · 9 years ago
> save on having to grind prescription glasses for people

Are you implying that removing cornea and re-attaching it will be _cheaper_ than grinding prescription glasses?

Comment · 9 years ago
And I'm still wondering about that mysterious Soviet microwave oven in 1941.
Comment · 9 years ago
> The Obninsk power plant has been connected to a grid in 1954

Are you aware that Obninsk was a "closed" city and wasn't marked on the Soviet maps initially?

So whole town was classified, among the power plant.

Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
> it's hard to defend the idea that nothing of value can be made there

So you can provide examples of those "values"? But not mythical Soviet microwave ovens in 1941, please.

Comment · 9 years ago
> And of course Russians perfected rocket technology way in XIX century, using solid rockets as a weapon.

Russians? Not Chinese or British or Americans, but Russians?

I'm amazed on number of Russian myths here.

Comment · 9 years ago
I've said "scientific achievements "made in USSR" which ordinary people still use in their daily lives"

So, yes, basically - commercial achievements for ordinary people.

Comment · 9 years ago
Sure. Good luck trying to sell iPhone copies.

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