Third generation of Soobrazitelny’s: why Russia needs corvettes | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “On March 31, 2010, another Russian navy warship hit the water in St. Petersburg: the corvette Soobrazitelny, the second vessel of Project 20380. The new vessel’s name follows the old Soviet/Russian tradition of using adjectives for small warships. ‘Soobrazitelny’ means intelligent. This name was borne by a large Soviet submarine hunter of Project 61, and before it, by a legendary destroyer of Project 7 during World War II.
Unfortunately, new additions to the navy occur rarely these days, and the launch of the new corvette became a noteworthy event. Besides, Soobrazitelny deserves special mention as an example of one of the most advanced projects in the world.”