Word: russian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Your note pertaining to Russia and the American Civil War states, "The Russians actually dispatched warships to the U.S. to demonstrate their support" [July 4]. This was not the case. The Russian fleet had been ordered to sea as a precaution against easy destruction in the Baltic Sea in case of war. Russian treatment of the Polish people in rebellion had led to representations by the French and British governments. This caused concern in Russia that war might result. Of course, when the fleets arrived in New York and San Francisco, the Russians were glad to be hailed as supporters...
Congratulations from Russian officials and astronauts have become progressively more cordial after each new U.S. space victory, and Apollo 8 Astronaut Frank Borman received one of the warmest welcomes ever accorded an American during his triumphant tour of Russia. By no means, however, have the Russians dropped out entirely. Just before the scheduled Apollo 11 shot, the Russians launched an unmanned spaceship toward the moon-in an obvious attempt to win some attention away from the U.S. Actually, some U.S. space officials believe that Moscow has decided to leapfrog the moon and head for the planets...
HOWEVER elusive a U.S.-Russian agreement on the Middle East seems, the important fact remains that the world's two major powers continue to meet in an effort to ease the region's tensions. In a major policy statement to the Supreme Soviet last week, Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko indicated that Moscow would like to expand such efforts into other areas. The speech was a broad appeal for a constructive and friendly relationship with the U.S. While it offered no dramatic assurance of any substantial change in Soviet aims or attitudes, Gromyko's tone was more conciliatory...
...Russian Response. Although Washington and Bucharest were concerned about Soviet reaction, Washington did not tell Moscow of Nixon's plans in ad vance. The President wanted to make clear that he feels free to deal with other Communist countries without asking the Russians' permission. Once Nixon had announced the visit, though, Secretary of State William Rogers stressed that it should not be interpreted as an anti-Soviet move...
...Borman would be allowed to see something of the Soviet space complex at Baikonur so far visited by only one Westerner, France's Charles de Gaulle in 1966. In any event, the trip got off to a happy start when Borman tried to say a few words in Russian for the three cosmonauts who greeted him at Moscow airport. "Ya ochen rad . . . [I am very happy ...]," he began, and then forgot the rest as everyone broke up with laughter...