
MFA Russia π·πΊ @mfa_russia
π’ #OTD in 1863, the Russian squadron of Rear-Admiral #Lesovsky arrived in #NewYork to guard the #US coast and prevent the British intervention in the #CivilWar on the side of the Southerners. βοΈ Later, Russian sailors helped put out a big fire in San Francisco. #WeWereAllies https://t.co/bGYa59K0bL — PolitiTweet.org