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Would Stalin build treaty-era light carriers?

The Soviet Union might authorize a light-carrier programme, but completing useful ships before the war remains doubtful.

Question

How would a Stalin-era Soviet light-carrier programme develop in this scenario?

Short answer

It might be authorized, but whether the Soviet Union could complete useful carriers before the war is uncertain.

Notes

Wider international adoption would give Soviet planners another reason to consider light carriers, and Stalin might order a programme. Authorization would not guarantee an operational force, and completion of useful ships before the war remains uncertain. No single cause for that uncertainty is supplied.