Why Russia is unlikely to buy a Chinese-built carrier

Could Russia purchase a new aircraft carrier from China?

It may be the practical industrial option, but Russian prestige and the political importance of building its own carrier make the purchase very unlikely.

The answer separates industrial logic from political acceptability. A Chinese yard may offer Russia a credible route to a new carrier after long difficulty producing one domestically. Accepting a foreign-built capital ship would nevertheless collide with institutional pride and the symbolic role of domestic construction. The technically sensible procurement choice can therefore remain politically impossible when the ship is treated as proof of great-power status.