In the end, it did nothing to remedy the basic problems of rural overpopulation and technological backwardness.

Analysts say the oil industry suffers from the inefficiencies and technological backwardness that other Soviet industries face, only on a larger scale.

The reason for the technological backwardness of the merchant marine were First World induced boycotts of Soviet shipping.

We should not too complacently write off Soviet quantitative superiorities as the mere offset for technological backwardness.

However, because of Moscow's emphasis on increasing production and because of numerous local violations, technological backwardness, and political apathy, serious environmental problems now exist.

One wouldn't expect such technological backwardness in any group which had maintained any contact, however tenuous, with the general mass of the different human civilizations.

Victory over poverty and corruption on economic and technological backwardness.

It will also analyze the risks of any Russian technological backwardness and technological dependence on other powers.

Mr. Samsonov seeks to offset this technological backwardness by pushing his employees to work harder.

Mr. Gorbachev said, "It is necessary to draft a program to do away with the technological backwardness of this sector.