Revolution, Russophobia and "the red threat" in the perception of the US society

The study of Russophobia in the United States is a topical and promising trend of contemporary historical studies; it has not only academic, but also practical and political importance. Analysis of the genesis of this phenomenon, its development, and transformation helps to estimate its impact on American politics and society in different historical periods, including the present. Special attention is paid to the connection of this phenomenon with the foreign policy of the United States, when, after the Revolution of 1917, and then with the outbreak of the Cold War, anti-Russian sentiments of the government and society became an integral part of the official policy. In the world and national historiography, the topic of Russophobia in the United States was studied only in the context of general confrontation between two countries in different times, or as a part of imagological studies of Russian-American relations, but never attracts close attention of researchers.