A history of Russian-American relations from 1776 to 1917, when these two states, mostly antagonists since, were warm friends.
A compelling account of Russian-American relations from the American Revolution of 1776 to the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917. Long before the Cold War, there was a seemingly unlikely connection between the two countries — one a champion of liberty and progress; the other an absolute monarchy and defender of tradition. Indeed, following Russia’s refusal to help Great Britain put down the rebellious colonists, there developed a relationship of warm friendship, robust trade, and mutual support between Russia and the newly formed United States of America.
Over the course of the next century and a half, the relationship between Russia and America flourished and matured.
The St. Petersburg Connection brings to life the events and figures that played a crucial role in that history, drawing a picture of a time when two of the great nations of the last century, often enemies since, were friends.
Inhoudsopgave
- 1. The Shortest Distance
- 2. The Pacific Passages
- 3. The Amazing Admiral
- 4. The Allegheny Priest
- 5. The Pacific Frontier
- 6. Supply for Alaska
- 7. The American Tolstoy
- 8. The Failed Empire Maker
- 9. Diplomatic Tussles
- 10. The Ministers
- 11. Crimean War
- 12. Serfdom and Slavery
- 13. Lincoln and the Russians
- 14. Siberian Telegraph
- 15. Seward’s Folly
- 16. Fractured Friendship
- 17. The Rising Sun
- 18. Revolution and Intervention
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Over de auteur
Alexis S. Troubetzkoy, scion of a Russian princely family, is an internationally published writer. He is the author of Imperial Legend: the Disappearance of Tsar Alexander I, A Brief History of the Crimean War, and Arctic Obsession: The Lure of the Far North. A fellow of the Association of Russian-American Scholars, he currently lives in Toronto.
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