The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, is set to rejoin its naval fleet after years of inactivity. Originally named Riga, the vessel was conceived during the Soviet Union and has ...

What You Need to Know: Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has become a symbol of the nation's military struggles.Outdated and plagued by malfunctions, the carrier has not ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov is a symbol of the kind of ambitions that has long enraptured the minds of both Soviet and Russian naval war planners. And it is a continual reminder of how Russia has ...