Reason why Russia doesn't have many aircraft carrier

In today’s session, we will discuss the reason why Russia doesn’t have many aircraft carrier like other superpower nations? Historically known as a land of superpower, the Soviet Union struggled with the idea of a large naval aviation arm for most of its history, eventually settling on a series of hybrid aircraft carriers. Big plans for additional ships failed with the Soviet collapse, but Russia received one large aircraft carrier at the end of the Cold War that remains in service today. Despite the fact that many of the problems affected the Soviet Union's, naval aviation projects still exist today, the Russian navy has one of the most active aircraft carriers in the world, the Kuznetsov.

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[principsus]

The Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is so active and powerful, that it's even doesn't need to be deployed to the sea!

[SigaSigaJohn]

The actual tile should have been WHY RUSSIA HAS NO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

[nigelbagguley]

Another problem for the Russian navy is that when the Soviet Union collapsed, they lost their main ship yard at Nikolayev outside Odessa.

[killbot]

Russia tried to purchase two Mistral Class helicopter carriers from France but that was cancelled in 2014 when Russia invaded eastern Ukraine....

[ErnestJay]

Historically, Russia wasn't a naval power from the start, even during Russian Empire, which is one of the most powerful nation on the planet, yet they lose Russo - Japanese war naval battle

[Desireification]

Not a necessity, yet two could be required: One for the Atlantic Ocean and another for the Pacific.

[maksimluzin]

The Minister of Defense of Russia S.Shoygu: "Russia don't need aircraft carriers, Russia need weapon systems to sink them up!"... Onyx, Caliber, Kinzhal, Zircon... 😎

[cousinjack]

30 knots eh? I didn't realise tugs could go that fast :)

[rafterrafter]

How can the Kuznetsov be, one of the most active aircraft carriers in the world, when it takes several Tugboats in order for the Dinosaur to
Propel itself?

[Villain]

Reason why Russia doesn't have many aircraft carrier - Because they drop cranes on them 😉

[paulm]

"one of the most active aircrft carriers in the world" and later is stated that from 2016 is out of service. who writes your text?

[kenwiltshire]

Wooow! Did you completely miss the point. As Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying, “We don’t need aircraft carriers, we need weapons to sink them.” Aircraft Carriers have nothing to do with the defense of your country. They are for FORCE PROJECTION. In other words, to take your military into someone else’s backyard. As you vaguely eluded to, Russia does not have a history of that. Not because they cant but because they CHOOSE not to. They will definitely fight on their borders. When the Europeans were colonizing Africa, South America and Asia, Russia was not involved. That is not their thing. They are a defensive minded people. Which is why they sold two of the three carriers, One to China and another to India. They believe in home field advantage and most of their weaponry reflects that defensive mind set.

[softballm]

The Russia has few aircraft carriers! Few? One is not few! And if the one has been in dry dock for 4 years and they cannot tell you when it will be repaired, I argue they have 0 aircraft carriers.

[Interventor-xnbs]

Just a hipersonic missile from land or ship and any carrier will sink fastly.

[bpyangyang]

I believe Russia's doctrine of war in producing weapons is but for defensive purposes mostly while a carrier is its opposite.
Moreover their other defensive weapons are more suitable considering their teritorries expanding from Kaliningrad to Bering strait far off not to mention on north and south. So one single aircraft carrier is 'too many' for today's Rossiya.
It is my personal opinion.

[mjuneoginn]

Aside from the fact that they’re unable to create and mobilize a formidable Carrier Strike Group on the Sea Surface…

Why rely on surface ships that is the main target of most Naval Strike Groups- when you can go armed to the teeth with Stealth and Weapons capable of destroying land masses and atmospheric/astrospheric targets: while submerged?!

THUS Russia- through the Russian Navy; is a MASTER of Underwater Warfare through their Submarine Fleet; with the Akulas, Yasens, Typhoons, and Borei Tactical Attack/Ballistic Missile Strike Subs ready to send most surface fleets to the abyss, and level down the earth and skies with their ballistic missiles

[grantt]

You forgot the "s" on the end because "many" Implies multiple new carriers even though the currently only have 1

[hi_hakikii]

Russia: We don't need aircraft, let the west make as many as we can, and we'll build a counter..

[MWUSA]

Rush is all done they’ll never get another one

[borisezomo]

They are also 30mins from Berlin, While also been 30mins from Tokyo, And really do not need a floating airport. Also the Kuznetsov is classed as an aircraft carrying battlecruiser. not a Carrier, It is capable of stand alone defence packing SAMs, Cruise missiles, Torpedoes etc