Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: 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 pa
EuroBasket 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.