Michael P. Reed wrote:

:In message , "Christians for
:Cheeseburgers." wrote:
:
: So where are the results of all this Russian innovation? Flavored vodkas?
:
:I hear there was this guy named Yuri Gagarin. . .

But the Russians didn't invent space flight and there was nothing
particularly innovative about the 'man in a can' approach.

:Wasn't the T-55 the first true MBT?

Define "true MBT". Under whatever definition, unless you're quite
careful to tailor it specifically to the T-55, I would say 'not'.

:The USSR/Russia also was the first nation to install gas turbines in
:an operational warship design.

Which subsequently had one explode, which was predicted by Western
sources.

Now, if you were to want to talk metallurgy or high energy beam
physics....

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