Summary and Top 4 Points: During the Cold War, the Soviet Navy adopted a different approach to naval power projection compared to the U.S. Navy, which centered its strategy around aircraft carriers.

During the 1950s, the Soviets had conducted a study on light aircraft carriers – after already noting that half of the Soviet’s large warships had been sunk in World War II by enemy aircraft. However, ...

The Soviet navy was never known for its aircraft carriers, and the few it operated weren't meant for the same kind of operations as their US counterparts. While those carriers didn't do much for the ...