Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-1995 [Hardcover]

A. S. Pavlov (Author), Norman Friedman (Editor), Gregory Tokar (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

With this study, Pavlov offers data that Westerners have long sought to obtain: an accurate, detailed accounting of the ships of the Soviet and Russian navies.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155750671X
• ISBN-13: 978-1557506719
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Warships of the USSR and Russia 1945-1995, January 28, 2000

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Brookworld "Brookworld" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-1995 (Hardcover)

Somewhat disappointing for a book by native source author. Text on ship classes is sparse, akin to the Jane's series. Expected to be more like Conway's series with substantive, informative, explanative text not available elsewhere; book didn't deliver in this respect. Line drawings look more than hand drawings; especially disappointing given Norman Friedman's involvement with this book. Good beginning when viewed as a first of more to come. The USSR and Russian navies have the mystery of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1860-1945); a distinct lack of definitive works. Hope revised and updated works are coming. Would be interesting for enthusiasts to compare this book's information with Jordan's 1983 book of USSR Navy (1960-1983) to determine how much new information since USSR breakup.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exellent documentary of the soviet fleet, superb info., October 5, 1999

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This review is from: Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-1995 (Hardcover)

The technical information given in this book surpasses any other examples own. As an fan of the Russian navy I would recommend this to any naval enthuisiast. unfortunately the print is not in colour but it is of high quality.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Variable in quality, March 26, 2007

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This review is from: Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-1995 (Hardcover)

I was lured to this book by the Japanese Wikipedia, which had some nice insights on Soviet warships and cited this book as a source. Figured that with such insights, this will be a very good book. Guess I set my sights too high.

I honestly thought I can find out the exact Soviet designation (BPK, SKR... etc) for each ship. This is a subject that I have a strange, morbid fascination in. Too bad it only contained them on some of them.

The level of detail varies widely. As a rule older ships have more detailed descriptions. If you want to read any new insights about Slava or Kirov (like me) you should just use the web.

Also, the book is many years old. It was apparently written in the Soviet era and slightly updated to 1995. So many of the technical solutions have drifted out of alignment with the influx of new data.

In conclusion, this book is a nice supplement. It isn't even a comprehensive "advanced-level" text. Feel free to leave buying it till last.