No - the fighter ace was I Kuznetsov -
http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/kuznetsov/kuznetsov.htm
The carrier was more properly named 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet
Union Kuznetsov' - usually shortened to 'Admiral Kuznetsov'.
It is named after Nikolai G. Kuznetsov :-
http://admiral.centro.ru/start_e.htm
Ken
Drifter Bob wrote:
Is that named for Kuznetsov the WWII fighter ace?
DB
Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW
The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic,
Russian news reports said.