Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Tarakanov aiva nhengo yechikwata chevakuru veSoviet kubva muna 1979 kusvika muna 1990. Semutambi wechikwata chenyika cheSoviet, Tarakanov akahwina: menduru nhatu dzegoridhe paFIBA EuroBasket (EuroBasket 1979, EuroBasket 1981, uye EuroBasket 1985), menduru yesirivheri paEuroBasket 1987
, menduru yendarira paEuroBasket 1983, menduru yegoridhe pa1982 FIBA World Championship, menduru yesirivha pa1986 FIBA World Championship, menduru yegoridhe pa1988 Summer Olympic Games, uye menduru yendarira pa1980 Summer Olympic Games.