Would more Soviet cruisers have helped Arctic convoys?

Would cruisers have been useful to the Soviet Union in the Arctic convoy war?

Yes. More suitable cruisers, including completed Chapayev-class ships or Kirovs in northern waters, would have been useful.

More cruisers would have been useful in northern waters during the Second World War. Completed Chapayev-class ships and the Soviet Kirovs are examples of forces that could have provided that support.