The Soviets would build 4 in total , between 1974 and 1998 .
The US Navy was the only fleet in the world with nuclear powered cruisers , until 1974 when the USSR would begin construction on their own nuclear battlecruiser , the Kirov class .
The USSR would build 4 in total , between 1974 and 1998 .
The US Navy was the only fleet in the world with nuclear powered cruisers , until 1974 when the USSR would begin construction on their own nuclear battlecruiser , the Kirov class .