Changes

[[File:Alaska Purchase (hi-res).jpg|thumb|left|350px|Figure 1. The official 7.2 million dollar check purchasing Alaska.]]

Relations between the United States and the Russian Empire and what eventually became the Soviet Union, and then back to Russia, have evolved tremendously since 1776. Even at the height of the Cold War, the relationship was often complex and sometimes involved cooperation. Russia also gave the United States some of its most significant and valuable territories.

====Early Relationship====