Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: O ia o se tagata taalo tele e fesoasoani i le au a le au a le Soviet Union e pulea le lalolagi i le faaiuga o le 1970s i le amataga o le 1980s e ala i le manumalo i le 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup, 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, 1981 FIVB Men's World Cup ma
1982 FIVB Men's World Championship i le faasologa.