British influence on Sverdlov was limited

How much did British Belfast and Neptune design work influence the Sverdlov class?

Some influence is plausible, but less than expansive British claims suggest and more than a completely independent Soviet account would admit.

A middle position fits the evidence better than either an expansive British claim or complete Soviet isolation. British cruiser work probably influenced some details, but not as much as Royal Navy advocates might suggest. Soviet accounts may understate that influence in the opposite direction. Sverdlov nevertheless remained a coherent product of the Soviet design path rather than a disguised copy of Belfast or Neptune.