[1] The project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious in the Soviet Navy that naval guns still had an important role particularly in support of amphibious landings, but existing gun cruisers and destroyers were showing their age.

From 4 to 17 March 1989, the ship as part of the IBM carried out direct monitoring of the NATO exercises Nord Star, which took place in the Norwegian Sea, followed the actions of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and the landing ship HMS Intrepid.

In the period from March 14 to March 31, she made a business call to Tartus, and from April 14 to April 21 she followed the American AUG as part of a fleet including the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Ticonderoga.

[3] She entered the new military service in the North Atlantic on January 4, 1991, accompanied by Kalinin on the transition to the Mediterranean Sea.

Since the terms of the average repair and the required surveys had expired, the fleet management decided not to restore the ship without preservation.