<sod>First laid down in 1970 the ''Kiev'' class was partially based on a design for a full-deck carrier proposed in [[Project Orel]]. Originally the [[Soviet Navy]] wanted a [[supercarrier]] similar to the [[United States|American]] {{sclass-|Kitty Hawk|aircraft carrier|0}}. However, the smaller ''Kiev''-class design was chosen because it was considered to be more cost effective.<eod>
<sod>First laid down in 1970, the ''Kiev'' class was partially based on a design for a full-deck carrier proposed in [[Project Orel]]. Originally the [[Soviet Navy]] wanted a [[supercarrier]] similar to the [[United States|American]] {{sclass-|Kitty Hawk|aircraft carrier|0}}. However, the smaller ''Kiev''-class design was chosen because it was considered to be more cost effective.<eod>