Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Tarakanov bụ onye otu ndị otu egwuregwu mba Soviet n'agbata afọ 1979 na 1990. Dị ka onye ọkpụkpọ nke ndị otu mba Soviet, Tarakanov meriri: ọla edo 3 na FIBA EuroBasket (EuroBasket 1979, EuroBasket 1981, na EuroBasket 1985), ọla ọcha na
EuroBasket 1987, ọla nchara na EuroBasket 1983, ọla edo na 1982 FIBA World Championship, ọla ọcha na 1986 FIBA World Championship, ọla edo na 1988 Summer Olympic Games, na ọla nchara na 1980 Summer Olympic Games.