What sort of question is that? The Soviet Union was one of two superpowers - it innovated in every conceivable sphere of life. This is entirely besides the point anyway, public funding has played the same role in the history of every major power - France, Britain, the USA, imperial Russia, you name it. The construction of roads, railroads, research, public administration, the establishment of legal and economic condition suitable for private business, all of this and more depends on the state. Google, Tesla, all these behemoths of "private" industry received extensive federal funding which allowed them to grow into the immense, grotesque mega corporations that we have today.