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Broadcasting Unit 3 Review Warm-up E______ o_____ say S_____ p_____ have r_______ an E________ c_____ ship and its ____-m_______ c____ after more than _____months in captivity. The officials say the c_____ s____ B_____ S____ was r_______ T________ following n_________ with the c______. Its not clear whether a r______ was p_____. Follow Read and Retell The American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has met her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva. The discussion is aimed at what she termed resetting the US-Russian relationship after tensions during the Bush administration. She said that they agreed to work towards a new strategic arms reduction agreement and hoped to have a deal by the end of the year. Background Knowledge Russia-US Relationship Russia-US relationship can be dated back to 1776. The whole period can be divided in three stages. They are: The relations between the Russian empire and the United States (1776-1922) The relations between the Soviet Union and the United States (1922-1991) The relations between the Russian Federation and the United States (1991-) Russian Empire – United States relations The relations between the two states are usually considered to have begun in 1776, when the United States declared its independence from the British Empire and became a state. During the 19th century, Russian and American frontiers met in Alaska. Russia had colonized Alaska. During the American Civil War, Russia was one of the few European powers to fully support the Union. In 1867, Russian Alaska was sold to the United States. Soviet Union – United States relations The relations between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) succeed the relations between the Russian Empire. Full diplomatic relations between the two countries were established late due to U.S. hostility towards communism. During World War II the two countries were for a brief period, allies. At the end of this war, the first signs of pos