This book is a companion to the same author’s highly regarded Russian and Soviet Battleships, originally published in 2003 and reissued recently. However, it is a far larger undertaking for the obvious reason that there are so many more cruisers than battleships, so coverage is divided into two books, with Russian Cruisers in the Soviet Era to be published a year later. Both volumes follow the same approach as the Battleships book with class-by-class in-depth description of each design, from its inception to the end of service. Their origins and rationale are analysed, the main features...