Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth, U.S. Navy (Retired), a naval aviator, served two tours in Moscow as an attaché and was involved in negotiations for nearly 20 years. Fluent in Russian, he holds a Ph.D. in Russian studies.

Articles by Ronald J. Kurth

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergey Gorshkov

I Knew Admiral Gorshkov

By Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth, U.S. Navy (Retired)
May 2019
As a naval attaché in the mid-1970s, the author would have multiple interactions with Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy Admiral Sergey Gorshkov, a man he found to be both gracious ...