Did Soviet Kirov groups reverse the Western carrier model?

Was a Kirov task group a reversal of the Western carrier battle group, with the aviation ship supporting the missile cruiser?

To an extent, yes; the aviation ship helped the missile cruiser reach the position from which it could launch its decisive salvo.

A viewer identifies a reversal of the US and British carrier-group model. The answer agrees to an extent: in the Soviet concept, the aviation ship could help the Kirov-class cruiser survive long enough to launch its main missile salvo. That makes the missile ship's firing opportunity the formation's central purpose, with naval aviation supporting it. Western labels and force-structure assumptions can therefore obscure the operational logic of a Soviet group.