Moskva? Is that you?
From the AP’s Archive, how about this great 55-year-old color clip of the Soviet squadron (5th Eskadra) in the Mediterranean. Likely shot from a Navy P-2 Neptune (at least one can be seen in formation out the window), it shows a wide swath of the Red Banner fleet including the brand-new (only commissioned 11 months prior) 15,000-ton Project 1123 Kondor helicopter carrier Moskva, Kresta and Kynda-class cruisers, Kashin class destroyers, an Osa-class missile cutter, and a spy “trawler.”
As noted by the CIA at the time, ” In April 1968 the Soviets deployed almost as many ships to the Mediterranean as they had the previous June, apparently to carry out their first major exercise there. In September the new helicopter carrier Moskva was deployed to the Mediterranean for the first time and in October the number of ships in the squadron rose to a new high.”
All good Cold War stuff.
Enjoy!