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Russian colonial possessions in the Americas are collectively known as Russian America (Russian: Русская Америка, romanized: Russkaya Amerika; 1799 to 1867). It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States , but also included the outpost of Fort Ross in California , and three forts in Hawaii , including Russian Fort ...
Mar 29, 2017 · Why Russia Gave Up Alaska, America's Gateway to the Arctic Learn how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago. By The Conversation
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Mar 29, 2017 · Russians in Alaska – who numbered no more than 800 at their peak – faced the reality of being half a globe away from St. Petersburg, then the capital of the empire, making communications a key...
Jan 30, 2024 · Aleksey Kivshenko (Public Domain) Ivan III of Russia (Ivan the Great) was the Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia from 1462 to 1505. Ivan III was born in 1440 to Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow (r. 1425-1462) and his wife, Maria Borovsk (l. c. 1420-1485). He served as co-ruler for his blind father from 1450 until he became regent in 1462.
Jul 11, 2021 · In 1807, Czar Alexander commissioned a circumnavigation of the world to explore the Pacific and aid the Russian-American Company’s economic ventures in America. Vasily Golovnin, a veteran naval officer with experience in the British Royal Navy, was assigned.
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Nov 3, 2022 · The treaty was for the purchase of Russian America (present-day Alaska in the United States). The region was one of Russia’s few colonies in the Americas. With a single signature, Tsar Alexander II successfully sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million. That figure amounts to around $120 million in today’s dollar rates.
Sep 30, 2022 · Here’s what we know: In Moscow, the Russian leader declares four Ukrainian regions part of his country, a widely denounced move. The U.S. and Britain ordered new sanctions on Russia in response.
