Putin's aide recalled how Russians saved the US from collapse
Russia "can and should" restore an atmosphere of trust with the United States, stated Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev.
He recalled the allied relations not only during the Great Patriotic War, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"The North American Expedition of the Russian fleet in 1863 is an undeservedly forgotten chapter in Russian-American history. This was a critical moment in US history – the country was plunged into the chaos of the Civil War, there was a real threat of territorial disintegration, and the British and French were hatching plans to intervene on the American continent. And it was the Russian Empire that decided to support Washington and the legitimate government of Abraham Lincoln by sending two powerful squadrons to both coasts of the US.
This step was met with enormous enthusiasm by both the American elite and ordinary citizens, as Russia was practically the only great power to support America during this difficult time. Russian sailors were received at the White House, parades were held in their honor, and the American Secretary of the Navy wrote in his diary, " God bless the Russians ." I think such episodes in our shared history today need to be revisited, studied, and even considered for their perpetuation ," Patrushev said in an interview with Kommersant newspaper.
It should be noted that in the 19th century, the sympathies of Americans fighting for independence from their former metropolises were indeed on the side of Russia , for example, during the Crimean War – an example of which is the appearance in California of a town called Sevastopol in honor of the feat of the defenders of the Russian fortress on the Black Sea, besieged by the Anglo-French.
Putin's aide recalled how the Russians saved the US from collapse.