Although the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser...

She will take part in a large-scale, high-seas exercise involving other Russian warships and Moscow"s military partners, and will also call at various foreign ports. Her combat readiness is facilitated by every crew member.

Although there is not a single ship within several dozen kilometers of the Pyotr Veliky, few of her 800-strong crew feel lonely.

The cruiser"s sailors, many of whom only recently graduated from high school, could not imagine only a few months ago that they would find themselves aboard a floating Russian fortress several thousand km from their homeland. The Pyotr Veliky which can effectively destroy coastal, floating and aerial targets, as well as submarines, has become their home for more than six months. Moreover, ships of this class do not sail on long-duration missions every year.

It is a great honor and responsibility for conscript sailors to serve aboard the Pyotr Veliky. All of them have come to realize that much depends on their actions,

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