 She was renamed (after Peter the Great) in 1992.She currently serves as the flagship of the Russia's Northern Fleet.On 23 March 2004, English language press reported the Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief, Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroedov said "Pyotr Veliky"s reactor was in an extremely bad condition and could explode "at any moment", a statement which may have been the result of internal politics within the Russian Navy.