[FreedomCalls]

Actually the Cold War started around 1948, more like a few years later.

The Russians sometimes claim the Cold War started in 1918-19 when U.S. and British troops seized and occupied the Russian port city of Arkhangelsk.

[sergey1973]

"The Russians sometimes claim the Cold War started in 1918-19 when U.S. and British troops seized and occupied the Russian port city of Arkhangelsk."

This was during Russian Civil war of 1917-1922. British and American troops were assisting anti-Bolshevik Russian White Guard Army. They used Murmansk and Arkhangelsk to supply White Guard forces.

Unfortunately for Russia and for the rest of the World, Bolsheviks won.

[jb6]

The Russians sometimes claim the Cold War started in 1918-19

Which Russians? Considering that US forces arrived to assist White Russian elements on their southern drive. The drive was very effective, the combined force of Imperial Russian troops and US troops routed the Bolsheviks but then Wilson showed his leftest roots and forbid the US contingent to advance. Meanwhile the Whites were not strong enough to continue pushing the regrouping Bolshaviks and eventually both the Whites and the US troops were pushed back north.