International Relationship between Russia and USA

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destroy each other not that long ago.

United States needed Russia as a strong partner in the twenty first century. Russia went through many changes in its economy since the Russian Federation took over the Soviet Union. "An economy devoted almost entirely to the production of military goods was Shkolnikov 2 forced to begin to provide what its citizens demanded, not what its rulers ordered" (Pickering 100). But it wasn't that easy. Russian government appeared to be unexperienced in modernizing the economy. Most of the people in government came from the school of the Soviet Union, so they were unable to do anything without somebody's help. "... the United States provided Russia with massive augments of experience, delivered through government and private sector advisors as well as by bringing Russians in large numbers to the US for training and exchanges" (Pickering 102). But the help of the US wasn't just a gift; America had something they got out of the help they were providing ...

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police, which was completely under control of the mafia. The power of mafia really bothered American businessmen, who didn't want to pay them and didn't want to get shot by mafia. And since they refused to pay, the number of American businessmen shot in Russia was growing. But this doesn't really stops Americans from doing business in Russia.

The other problem that Americans were concerned about is nuclear potential of Russia. During the leadership of the communism the USSR produced huge number of nuclear weapons and power stations. "US spends approximately $530 million each year on a bewilderingly large numbers of programs and initiatives focused on the weapons complexes of the ...

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