Russian Empire United States Relations

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The relations between the Russian Empire and the United States (1776-1922) predate the Soviet-United States relations (1922-1991) and the Russo-United States relations (1991-present). Relations between the two countries were established in 1776. The relations between the two states are usually considered to have begun in 1776, when the United States declared its independence from the British Empire and became a state. Earlier contacts had occurred between Americans and Russians however: In 1698, Peter the Great and William Penn had met in London, and in 1763 a Boston merchant had anchored his ship at the port of Kronstadt after a direct transatlantic voyage. It is a false myth that Russia formally or informally supported the U.S. during the American Civil War. France and Britain were threatening war with Russia in 1861 over a crisis in Poland. As a result, during the winter of 1861-2, the Imperial Russian Navy sent two fleets to American waters to keep them from being trapped if a war broke out. There was no war, but many Americans misinterpreted the move as a gesture of friendship.

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