The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of the Soviet Union or Russia. Though listed as aircraft carriers, none of these ships (with the possible exception of the Ulyanovsk) were or are true aircraft carriers. They are ASW helicopter equipped ships or aircraft-carrying cruisers.
| Name | Class | Type | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moskva | Moskva class | Helicopter carrier | 1964 | 1991 | |
| Leningrad | Moskva class | Helicopter carrier | 1968 | 1991 | |
| Kiev | Kiev class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | 1972 | 1993 | Sold to Chinese company. Converted to Military theme park and then hotel. |
| Minsk | Kiev class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | 1975 | 1993 | Sold initially for scrap. Re-sold to Chinese company as museum piece |
| Novorossiysk | Kiev class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | 1978 | 1993 | Scrapped in 1997 in Pohang South Korea. |
| Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov | Kiev class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | 1982 | 1996 | Sold to India, renamed INS Vikramaditya |
| Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov | Admiral Kuznetsov class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | 1991 | In Service | |
| Varyag (Liaoning) | Admiral Kuznetsov class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | In Service (PRC Navy). Not completed during Soviet era, hulk sold by Ukraine to China, completed 2012 and commissioned as training vessel Liaoning | ||
| Ulyanovsk | Ulyanovsk class | Aircraft carrying cruiser | Not completed, scrapped shortly after keel laying, during Soviet era |
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