David Foglesong is a professor of history at Rutgers University. He is the author of The American Mission and the 'Evil Empire': The Crusade for a 'Free Russia' Since 1881 (2007) and America's Secret War Against Bolshevism: US Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1917–1920 (2014). Ivan Kurilla was a professor of history and international relations at the European University at St. Petersburg before he was forced to leave Russia in 2024. He is the author of Transoceanic Partners: America and Russia in the 1830-50s, Frenemies: History of Opinions, Phantasies, Contacts, Mutual (Mis)Understanding of Russia and the USA, Americans and All the Rest (all in Russian). Victoria I. Zhuravleva is a professor of history and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia. She is the author of Understanding Russia in the United States: Images and Myths (in Russian) and The Common Past of Russians and Americans (both in Russian and English).

'Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies offers a remarkably readable and balanced history of the relations between the United States and Russia/the Soviet Union. Identifying cycles of collaboration and confrontation, Foglesong, Kurilla, and Zhuravleva focus on shifting representations of the Other as both a model and a foil.' Lisa Kirschenbaum, author of Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists

• Introduction; 1. From First Contacts to Fledgling Diplomatic Relations, 1607–1807; 2. Diplomacy and Rebellions, 1807–1841; 3. Beginning of a Friendship: Cooperation, Crisis, and Transformation, 1841–1860; 4. The Noonday of Friendship, 1861–1881; 5. Romance and Revulsion, 1881–1901; 6. Collision and Revolution, 1901–1905; 7. Interactions and Contradictions, 1906–1914; 8. Wartime Honeymoon, 1914–1917; 9. Revolution and Intervention, 1917–1920; 10. From Estrangement to Engagement, 1921–1933; 11. Hopes and Horror, 1934–1941; 12. Allies, 1941–1945; 13. From Alliance to Enmity, 1945–1953; 14. Crises and Coexistence, 1953–1963; 15. Détente, 1964–1979; 16. From Armageddon to Accommodation, 1980–1989; 17. Transformation and Reversion, 1989–1999; 18. From Partners to Archenemies, 2000–2020; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

David Foglesong is a professor of history at Rutgers University. He is the author of The American Mission and the 'Evil Empire': The Crusade for a 'Free Russia' Since 1881 (2007) and America's Secret War Against Bolshevism: US Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1917–1920 (2014). Ivan Kurilla was a professor of history and international relations at the European University at St. Petersburg before he was forced to leave Russia in 2024. He is the author of Transoceanic Partners: America and Russia in the 1830-50s, Frenemies: History of Opinions, Phantasies, Contacts, Mutual (Mis)Understanding of Russia and the USA, Americans and All the Rest (all in Russian). Victoria I. Zhuravleva is a professor of history and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia. She is the author of Understanding Russia in the United States: Images and Myths (in Russian) and The Common Past of Russians and Americans (both in Russian and English).

'Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies offers a remarkably readable and balanced history of the relations between the United States and Russia/the Soviet Union. Identifying cycles of collaboration and confrontation, Foglesong, Kurilla, and Zhuravleva focus on shifting representations of the Other as both a model and a foil.' Lisa Kirschenbaum, author of Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists

• Introduction; 1. From First Contacts to Fledgling Diplomatic Relations, 1607–1807; 2. Diplomacy and Rebellions, 1807–1841; 3. Beginning of a Friendship: Cooperation, Crisis, and Transformation, 1841–1860; 4. The Noonday of Friendship, 1861–1881; 5. Romance and Revulsion, 1881–1901; 6. Collision and Revolution, 1901–1905; 7. Interactions and Contradictions, 1906–1914; 8. Wartime Honeymoon, 1914–1917; 9. Revolution and Intervention, 1917–1920; 10. From Estrangement to Engagement, 1921–1933; 11. Hopes and Horror, 1934–1941; 12. Allies, 1941–1945; 13. From Alliance to Enmity, 1945–1953; 14. Crises and Coexistence, 1953–1963; 15. Détente, 1964–1979; 16. From Armageddon to Accommodation, 1980–1989; 17. Transformation and Reversion, 1989–1999; 18. From Partners to Archenemies, 2000–2020; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

David Foglesong is a professor of history at Rutgers University. He is the author of The American Mission and the 'Evil Empire': The Crusade for a 'Free Russia' Since 1881 (2007) and America's Secret War Against Bolshevism: US Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1917–1920 (2014). Ivan Kurilla was a professor of history and international relations at the European University at St. Petersburg before he was forced to leave Russia in 2024. He is the author of Transoceanic Partners: America and Russia in the 1830-50s, Frenemies: History of Opinions, Phantasies, Contacts, Mutual (Mis)Understanding of Russia and the USA, Americans and All the Rest (all in Russian). Victoria I. Zhuravleva is a professor of history and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia. She is the author of Understanding Russia in the United States: Images and Myths (in Russian) and The Common Past of Russians and Americans (both in Russian and English).

'Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies offers a remarkably readable and balanced history of the relations between the United States and Russia/the Soviet Union. Identifying cycles of collaboration and confrontation, Foglesong, Kurilla, and Zhuravleva focus on shifting representations of the Other as both a model and a foil.' Lisa Kirschenbaum, author of Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists

• Introduction; 1. From First Contacts to Fledgling Diplomatic Relations, 1607–1807; 2. Diplomacy and Rebellions, 1807–1841; 3. Beginning of a Friendship: Cooperation, Crisis, and Transformation, 1841–1860; 4. The Noonday of Friendship, 1861–1881; 5. Romance and Revulsion, 1881–1901; 6. Collision and Revolution, 1901–1905; 7. Interactions and Contradictions, 1906–1914; 8. Wartime Honeymoon, 1914–1917; 9. Revolution and Intervention, 1917–1920; 10. From Estrangement to Engagement, 1921–1933; 11. Hopes and Horror, 1934–1941; 12. Allies, 1941–1945; 13. From Alliance to Enmity, 1945–1953; 14. Crises and Coexistence, 1953–1963; 15. Détente, 1964–1979; 16. From Armageddon to Accommodation, 1980–1989; 17. Transformation and Reversion, 1989–1999; 18. From Partners to Archenemies, 2000–2020; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.