Is Kiev an aircraft carrier? Which country does it come from?

The "Kiev" aircraft carrier is the first ship of the "Kiev" class aircraft carrier of the former Soviet Union. Built in 1970. Although it has never participated in any battles in history, it visited India, Korea and Algeria during its service. Known as "crystal ideal" and "national business card", it was once a symbol of the former Soviet navy. In August, 2000, among nine buyers from the United States and India, China won the bid to tow Kiev to Tianjin International Amusement Port to restore its original appearance and transform it from a military wreck into a peaceful and ecological public paradise.

The Kiev-class aircraft carrier was built after the Cuban missile crisis. At that time, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a partial nuclear test ban treaty, and the Soviet Union took advantage of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War to strengthen and accelerate the naval construction.

The "Kiev" aircraft carrier is the first ship of the "Kiev" class aircraft carrier of the former Soviet Union. Built in 1970. Although it has never participated in any battles in history, it visited India, Korea and Algeria during its service. Known as "crystal ideal" and "national business card", it was once a symbol of the former Soviet navy.

"Historically, Kiev is the product of the great superiority of the planned economy of the former Soviet Union. It is not only an aircraft carrier, but also has an attack system and can fight alone. This kind of economic design also reflects the actual consideration of the Soviet Union's competition with the West under the poverty situation at that time. "

Due to the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, Kiev retired early in 1994. In 2000, Kiev was auctioned as scrap metal. There is a sigh in Russia about the fate of the Kiev.