The Russians Are Coming!!!!

The Alliance Becomes Unbalanced

The Cold War began after World War II, after the Potsdam Conference in August of 1945.  The allies had reached a point in their relationship where they were out of balance. In essence, Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and Harry Truman of the United States wanted European democracies.  Joseph Stalin of Russia wanted to rule Europe.  The relationship of the allies became unbalanced not because of the existence of the Atomic Bomb, but the fact that Truman actually used it.  

The Allies: Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin

If The Russians Are Coming, Are We Still Scared??

In the United States of America, one of the major themes of the Cold War was, “the Russians are Coming”.  This theme grew out of genuine fear of a Russian invasion or attack on American soil.  Over time this fear diminished into a subject it was possible to cautiously show a sense of humor about.  Out of this development came a particularly funny movie that was ironically entitled “The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming”.  The plot of this critically acclaimed comedy has a fictitious Russian submarine commander grounding his submarine in a small New England coastal town while sightseeing.  The Russians try to dislodge their vessel but are discovered by the locals, who have various reactions to the Russians invading their town.  After a comedy of errors by the Americans and the Russians, they team up to help the Russians escape capture by the American authorities and head home.  World War III is avoided and both the Americans and Russians discover it is possible to work together and it is not necessary to be enemies. 

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The Russians Have Landed!!

Today, Russians have come to the United States and become a part of the American melting pot.