In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson sent 5,500 American soldiers to northern Russia in the last days of World War I. Kansas City StarMeet The Forgotten U.S. Soldiers Who Invaded Russia -- McClatchy News
True or false: America once invaded Russia.
Nice try. The answer is true.
Although few people know it, in 1918 President Woodrow Wilson sent 5,500 American soldiers — including some from Missouri and Kansas — to northern Russia in the last days of World War I. Thanks to harsh conditions that cut off communications, the troops were left there for eight months after the war ended.
With dwindling supplies and no word from home, many wondered if their country had forgotten them.
Wrote one soldier in his diary:
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My Comment: Almost every Russian knows about this piece of history, and it is an event that helped instill in many Russians a distrust of U.S. intentions that exists even today. But if I was to ask 1,000 Americans about this event in history, only a few will probably know the proper details. Kudos for this documentary, and let us hope that more than just a few will watch it.
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