Big Fail: The Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carriers were the Soviet Union’s attempt to counter U.S. naval dominance during the Cold War. Designed with anti-submarine warfare and limited air ...

Summary: The Soviet-era Minsk aircraft carrier, originally a Kiev-class “heavy aviation cruiser,” has had a unique post-service life as a museum piece in a now-defunct Chinese theme park.

The first and only true aircraft carrier completed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Kuznetsov was a follow-on to the Kiev-class carriers. Construction on the ship began in 1981 at the ...

to operate aircraft from the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier with its limited amount of deck space. So, it is hardly surprising that designers have made great efforts in trying to produce ...