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Russian Federation Navy operates following cruisers:

6x Pallada class light cruisers
3x Admiral Makarov class armored cruisers
8x Admiral Lazarev class light cruisers
8x Besstrashniy class light cruisers
4x Sviatoslav class heavy cruisers
4x General-Admiral Apraksin class light cruisers
4x Admiral Nakhimov class light cruisers
4x Admiral Ushakov class light cruisers
6x Minsk class torpedo cruisers
6x Moskva class torpedo cruisers
6x Kiev class torpedo cruisers
2x Saratov class carrier escort cruisers
2x Tambov class carrier escort cruisers

Their publicly-published specifications are as follows:

Pallada class light cruisers, laid down 1897
Length - 123.7m Beam - 16.8m Draft - 6.4m 6,000 tons Standard
15x 152mm/50 in single mounts, on side, evenly spread
3x 46cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 21 kts. Range - 2,500nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 390 officers and men
Refitted in 1914
Presently being reconstructed

Specifications after reconstruction
Length - 142m Beam - 16.8m Draft - 5.4m 5,700 tons Standard
8x 152mm/56 in four twin turrets on centerline ends, B and X turrets superfiring
8x 100mm/56 AA guns in twin turrets
24x 37mm/60 AA guns in twin mounts
6x 65cm torpedo tubes. 100 tons mines
Speed - 30kts. Range - 7,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 465 officers and men
Reentered service in 1931

Admiral Makarov class armored cruisers, laid down 1905
Length - 137.1m Beam - 17.4m Draft - 6.5m 7,200 tons Standard
2x 205mm in single mounts, fore and aft, centerline
8x 152mm/50 in casemate mounts
16x 75mm guns in casemate mounts
2x 46cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 21 kts. Range - 4,500nm @ 10kts
Complement - 475
Completed in 1908
Entered service after refit in 1918

Admiral Lazarev class light cruisers, laid down 1913
Length - 163.2m Beam - 15.7m Draft - 6.2m 7,000 tons Standard
4x 152mm/50 in twin mounts, fore and aft, centerline
8x 152mm/50 in casemate mounts
6x 45mm AA guns in single mounts
12x 53cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 31 kts. Range - 6,000nm @ 15kts
Complement - 450 officers and men
Entered service between 1918 and 1919

Besstrashniy class light cruiser flotilla leaders, laid down 1917
Length - 163m Beam 15.3m Draft - 4.5m 3,600 tons Standard
4x 152mm/50 guns in twin mounts, fore and aft, centerline
4x 152mm/50 guns in single mounts on side
12x 100mm guns in casemate mounts
8x 45mm AA guns in single mounts
Speed - 32 kts. Range - 8,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 290 officers and men
Entered service in 1918

Sviatoslav class heavy cruisers, laid down 1918
Length - 210m Beam 22m Draft - 7m 12,250 tons Standard
12x 210mm/54 in 3 quad turrets, centerline, X turret superfiring
12x 100mm/50 in casemate mounts
4x 76mm AA guns in single mounts
16x 37mm/60 anti-MTB guns in twin mounts
4x 53cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 31kts. Range - 5,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 650 officers and men
Entered service in 1923

General-Admiral Apraksin class light cruisers, laid down 1922
Length - 180m Beam - 16.7m Draft - 6.3m 7,250 tons Standard
12x 152mm/56 in four triple turrets on centerline ends, B and X turrets superfiring
12x 100mm/50 AA guns in twin turrets
16x 37mm/60 AA guns in twin mounts
12x 53cm torpedo tubes. Two scout aircraft, 1 catapult
Speed - 31kts. Range - 9,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 465 officers and men
Entered service in 1924

Admiral Ushakov class light cruisers, laid down 1924
Length - 183m Beam - 16.8m Draft - 6.4m 7,500 tons Standard
12x 152mm/56 in four triple turrets on centerline ends, B and X turrets superfiring
12x 100mm/56 AA guns in twin turrets
16x 37mm/60 AA guns in twin mounts
12x 53cm torpedo tubes. One scout aircraft, 1 catapult
Speed - 32kts. Range - 10,800nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 475 officers and men
Entered service in 1926

Admiral Nakhimov class light cruisers, laid down 1926
Length - 183m Beam - 16.8m Draft - 6.4m 7,500 tons Standard
12x 152mm/56 in four triple turrets on centerline ends, B and X turrets superfiring
12x 100mm/56 AA guns in twin turrets
16x 37mm/60 AA guns in twin mounts
12x 53cm torpedo tubes. One scout aircraft, 1 catapult
Speed - 32kts. Range - 10,800nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 475 officers and men
Entered service in 1928

Minsk class torpedo cruisers, laid down 1928
Length - 150m Beam - 12.75m Draft - 4m 2,500 tons Standard
6x 130mm/55 in two triple mounts grouped forward, B mount superfiring
12x 37mm/60 AA guns in one quad and four twin mounts
12x 65cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 35kts Range - 8,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 206 officers and men
Entered service in 1929

Moskva class torpedo cruisers, laid down 1930
Length - 140m Beam - 12.75m Draft - 4.3m 2,500 tons Standard
4x 130mm/55 in two twin mounts grouped forward, B mount superfiring
8x 37mm/60 AA guns in one quad and two twin mounts
12x 65cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 35kts Range - 8,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 206 officers and men
Entered service in 1931

Kiev class torpedo cruisers, laid down 1934
Length - 145m Beam - 12.75m Draft - 4.0m 2,400 tons Standard
4x 130mm/55 in two twin mounts grouped forward, B mount superfiring
12x 37mm/60 AA guns in one quad and two twin mounts
12x 65cm torpedo tubes
Speed - 35kts Range - 10,000nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 201 officers and men
Entered service in 1935

Saratov class carrier escort cruisers, laid down 1929
Length - 164m Beam - 15.2m Draft - 4.5m 4,000 tons Standard
6x 152mm/55 in three twin turrets, majority forward, B turret superfiring
14x 100mm/50 DP guns in seven twin mounts with hoists, one superfiring aft, remainder on side
32x 37mm/60 AA guns in quad mounts with hoists
Speed - 32kts Range - 12,200nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 298 officers and men
Entered service in 1931

Hull found in service to be somewhat weak (built to old Gentlemen's Rules), and subsequent classes of carrier escort cruisers will be larger.

Tambov class carrier escort cruisers, laid down 1934
Length - 166m Beam - 15.7m Draft - 6.0m 5,700 tons Standard
6x 152mm/55 in three twin turrets, majority forward, B turret superfiring
14x 100mm/50 DP guns in seven twin mounts with hoists, one superfiring aft, remainder on side
32x 37mm/60 AA guns in quad mounts with hoists
Speed - 32kts Range - 12,800nm @ 15 kts
Complement - 385 officers and men
Entered service in 1935

Incorporates lessons learned from Saratov class.


Their organization, and deployment are as follows :

1st Cruiser Squadron - Baltic Sea Fleet, Kronshtadt
Admiral Makarov (F)
Bayan
Gromoboi

2nd Cruiser Squadron - Baltic Sea Fleet, Kronshtadt
Avrora (Being reconstructed) (F)
Diana (Being reconstructed)
Bogatyr (Being reconstructed)

3rd Cruiser Squadron - Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol
Oleg (Being reconstructed) (F)
Kagul (Being reconstructed)
Ochakov (Being reconstructed)

4th Cruiser Squadron - Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol
Admiral Lazarev (F)
Admiral Makhimov
Admiral Kornilov
Admiral Istonin

5th Cruiser Squadron - Pacific Fleet, Cam Rahn Bay, French Indochina
Kniaz Sviatoslav (F)
Kniaz Sviatopolk
Andrei Oslyaba
Aleksandr Peresvet

6th Cruiser Squadron - Black Sea Fleet, Brest, France
Admiral Bakatov (F)
Admiral Spiridov
Admiral Creig
Admiral Svietlana

7th Cruiser Squadron - Northern Fleet, Murmansk
General-Admiral Apraksin (F)
Admiral Lefort
Admiral Golovin
General-Admiral Golytsin

8th Cruiser Squadron - Northern Fleet, Murmansk
Admiral Ushakov (F)
Admiral Essen
Admiral Spiridonov
Admiral Jones

9th Cruiser Squadron - Northern Fleet, Murmansk
Admiral Nakhimov (F)
Admiral Putiatin
Admiral Botsis
Admiral Menshikov

10th Cruiser Squadron - Baltic Sea Fleet, Tallinn
Minsk (F)
Samarakand
Tula
Grozniy
Bryansk
Irkutsk

11th Cruiser Squadron - Black sea Fleet, Sevastopol
Moskva (F)
Ekatrinburg
Murmansk
Maikop
Khabarovsk
Orel

12th Cruiser Squadron - Northern Fleet, Murmansk
Kiev (F)
Tver
Arkhangelsk
Stavropol
Magadan
irkutsk

Escorting Carrier Group 1 (Gangut, Sinop, Petropavlovsk)
Saratov, City of Kazan

Escorting Carrier Group 2 (Kulikovo, Chesma, Kazan)
Tambov, Gomel