Successfully boarded the aircraft carrier! 🏅 The Kiev-class aircraft carrier was built in 1970 and decommissioned in 1994. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia 🇷🇺 decommissioned it due to funding issues. I couldn't wait to get to the deck; the sea breeze felt so refreshing. The huge, wide deck, the massive island superstructure, and the array of weapon systems were awe-inspiring. I was also shocked that such a powerful nation capable of building this behemoth no longer existed. I was filled with emotion. Then I went to the anti-aircraft missile room, which felt like stepping into futuristic technology—it was incredibly impressive. Then I went down to the lower-level propulsion system, a behemoth from the industrial age, very cyberpunk. It's truly astonishing how such a powerful and great nation could disintegrate, not from external enemies, but from within! No wonder Putin said the collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century. I feel the same way!