20 pilots from across the USSR, the creme-de-la-creme of Soviet airmanship.

20名来自苏联各地的飞行员，也是苏联顶尖的飞行员。

After the collapse of the USSR, the Soviet  Union broke into 15 independent states.

苏联解体后，苏联分裂为 15 个独立国家。

In economies with high coordination, like the old USSR, the government dictated what the economy could— and would— produce.

在高度协调的经济体中，例如前苏联，政府决定了经济可以生产和将会生产什么。

In the USSR, the discovery of oil fields in Western Siberia pushes the country to invest in its exploitation.

在苏联， 西西伯利亚油田的发现促使该国投资开采。