Right about the carriers, but the Soviets did make extensive use of the Red Banner Northern Fleet cruisers and battleships in the defense of Leningrad; although these ships were essentially trapped in harbor at Kronstadt due to German mine laying operations, the guns provided a massive edge to the defending artillery - 12 inch Naval shells make an awful mess of panzer III’s 8-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangut-class_battleship#World_War_II
http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/2190-the-russian-kirov-class-cruiser/
In 1944 the British battleship HMS Royal Sovereign and light cruiser USS Milwaukee were temporarily loaned to the USSR and served with the Northern Fleet