 In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union, the helicopter carrier was awarded an honorary jubilee badge by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.She made visits to Dakar between 19 and 23 November 1974, Split between 14 and 19 October 1976, Algiers between 27 September and 1 October 1981, and Havana between 26 and 30 March 1984.Between 12 May 1977 and 6 October 1978 and from 3 February 1986 to 11 December 1987 she was refitted at Sevmorzavod.