2 Marinha russa nos Estados Unidos. comentada em 07/09/2014 11:25 Assuntos Gerais atlético em 06/09/14 22:30 comentada em 07/09/2014 11:25 1863Quem poderia imaginar. Foi importante para evitar que franceses e ingleses apoiassem militarmente os confederados.This American expedition became a military demonstration by Russia during the U.S. Civil War. England and France advocated for the southern rebels. Russia held a friendly position in respect to the federal government in the North. It increased hostility toward Russia on the part of England and France, which strove for loosening its international influence. The Russian government decided to send two ship squadrons to the US to demonstrate support for the northerners, as well as to create a potential threat to marine communications of England and France in order to make them refuse assistance to the South States.