Abstract
DURING the period from the mid-fifties until about 1880 Russia and America were enjoying an unprecedented friendly relation. In contrast to Britain's unconcealed support for the Confederacy, for example, Russia sent a fleet of warships to New York and San Francisco in a gesture of sympathy and friendship for the Union, and American medical volunteers assisted Russia in caring for the victims of the Crimean War. In 1866 the American government sent a special envoy to Tsar Alexander congratulating him on his escape from assassination. Moreover, Secretary of State Seward, during the period when he was negotiating the purchase of Alaska from the Russians (1867), generally approved of Tsarist expansion in Asia. These open acts of good will were enhanced by the somewhat vague feeling by many in each country that the two countries were alike in many respects.
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