 They had a crew of 1712 men plus space for 30 when acting as a flagship.The cost for each ship was estimated at 1.168 billion rubles, almost four times the 322 million rubles for a "Sverdlov"-class cruiser.The ship was intended to be commanded by a rear admiral, with its executive officer, political officer and the heads of the gunnery and engineering divisions as captains 1st rank.