The ship was involved in the recovery of a BOR-4 prototype spaceplane in 1982 and undertook a friendly visit to Mumbia, India, in 1985.

Decommissioned and sold to a South Korean company in 1994, Gordelivy left Russia on 27 June 1995 to be broken up.

[2] Project 1135M was an improvement developed in 1972 with slightly increased displacement and heavier guns compared with the basic 1135.

[3] The design, by N. P. Sobolov, combined a powerful missile armament with good seakeeping for a blue water role.

[1] The ships were designated Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) to reflect the Soviet strategy of creating protected areas for friendly submarines close to the coast and the substantially greater anti-ship capability compared to the earlier members of the class.

[18] However, the main role that the vessel was to perform was to undertake good will visits to Asian countries that were friendly to the Soviet Union.

[20] On 5 July 1994, due to wear and tear, and a lack of funds to pay for the necessary repairs, Gordelivy was decommissioned and sent back to Vladivostok.