http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-wants-an-aircraft-supercarrier-but-can-it-build-one/517990.html
Did someone leave Mahan on Vladi's night stand?
Until they expand their shipbuilding facilities, a very expensive proposition, this is all hype. They will need a new, very large drydock, for one thing.
Still, this represents a dream of being a major naval force that goes back to Peter the Great.
I hope they spend billions trying, again.
and then sell it to the Chinese as a theme park.
I think Japan will buy it and turn it into a giant robot.