Michael Kofman, et al., TNI
Russia still depends on the remnants of a blue-water navy inherited from the Soviet Union, or but a modern force is slowly rising to take its residence both above and beneath the waves. This navy will be different,with a strategy of its own. The United States should not fear the Russian Navy, but it should respect and study what Moscow is trying to finish with its naval forces. Failure to understand an adversary's capabilities, and the logic behind them,is a good way to someday become unpleasantly surprised by them. Learning from that kind of experience generally comes at the expense of lives.
Source: realcleardefense.com