Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov – a heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser (TAVKR in Russian classification). Watercolor by Joan Mañé

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov – an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser, or TAVKR, in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. Intended to support and defend strategic missile-carrying submarines, surface ships, and naval missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian Navy. Manufacturer: Nikolayev South. Designer: Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau. Launched in 1985. Watercolor by Joan Mañé

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov - an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser, or TAVKR, in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. Intended to support and defend strategic missile-carrying submarines, surface ships, and naval missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian Navy. Manufacturer: Nikolayev South. Designer: Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau. Launched in 1985. Watercolor by Joan Mañé

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