Why did Russia initially choose not to industrialize?

[John-UK]

Originally Posted by mike_from_europe

But I can't remember about great technical inventions or ideas itself in the USSR at that period.

The Soviets made a plane that could travel very long distances and landed in the USA. That prompted the USA to build the B-17 bomber. The Soviet plane was the model for the US U2.

[chirack]

Originally Posted by John-UK

The Soviets made a plane that could travel very long distances and landed in the USA. That prompted the USA to build the B-17 bomber. The Soviet plane was the model for the US U2.

I would rather doubt that. The B-17 was an 4 engined bomber used to bomb Germany, but it's range was too short for much else. The B-29 was built with even longer range and able to bomb japan from some captured islands. Piston engine craft have shorter ranges than jets and jets are not in use at the time the B-17 was built. About the only place Russia would be able to land might be Alaska.

The U2 was built in the late 50ies long after WWII and was an spy plane. Very different aircraft. You really don't get the possibility of extremely long ranged bombing until the development of in-flight refueling.

[John-UK]

The Soviet long range plane was the impetus to start bomber building as the Soviets could fly to the USA non stop. The U2 was based on the Soviet plane but using jet engines - they even looked similar. It is best you do a google before writing.