In the early decades following the War of Independence with Great Britain, Americans felt drawn to Russia for numerous reasons.…
In his book, Democracy in America, written in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville made a remarkable observation about Russia and America:…
Russia Withstands Napoleon’s Attack While America was engaged in another war with the British, Adams was a witness to the…
Adams’ First Meeting with Alexander I Adams was a brilliant intellectual whose father, John Adams, one of America’s founders, insisted…
During America’s War of Independence against British colonial rule, efforts were made by Congressional leaders to form alliances with European…
Building Commercial Relations with Russia When Francis Dana, America’s first diplomat assigned to Russia, arrived in St. Petersburg, he wrote…
America’s first effort at formally initiating diplomatic relations with Tsarist Russia began during the War for Independence from Great Britain.…
St. Petersburg During the Russian Civil War The calamities of the First World War with its massive loss of Russian…
As I was researching and writing the four-part series in December on “The Collapse of the USSR,” a thought occurred…
As I was researching and writing the four-part series in December on “The Collapse of the USSR,” a thought occurred…