Wow! A shocking historical revelation! The 9 aircraft carriers that the Soviet Union once built, some of them have now become "aircraft carrier hotels", and some have even been dismantled into scrap metal! The story is definitely better than the movie!
First of all, let's revisit those former Soviet aircraft carriers: the Kuznetsov, which was inherited only by Russia; Among the Kirov-class aircraft carriers, the "Kiev" was turned into a Chinese aircraft carrier hotel, the "Minsk" also came to China and became a military theme park, the "Novorossiysk" was sold to South Korea and finally dismantled into scrap metal, and the "Baku" was sold to India, which took 20 years and more than $10 billion to officially enter service.
But that's not all! Ukraine inherited the Soviet Union's "Ulyanovsk" and "Varyag", the former was sold to the United States for scrap steel **, and its whereabouts are still unknown; And the latter went through a long road of construction and eventually became the Liaoning ship of the Chinese Navy! The fate of these aircraft carriers is even more bizarre than **!
The Soviet aircraft carrier program, designed to counter the American aircraft carrier threat. However, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, these vast maritime strategic assets became uncontrollable. Some have been inherited, some have been dismantled, and some have even become entertainment facilities, and the fate of this legend records the changes in the world pattern.
The fate of these aircraft carriers is not only a witness to history, but also the crystallization of human wisdom and military technology. Their stories are full of legends, let us remember this history together, feel the passion and shock!