Russian colonial possessions in the Americas were collectively known as Russian America (Russian: Русская Америка, romanized: Russkaya Amerika; 1799 to 1867). It consisted …

Jul 8, 2022 · Russian officials have recently made statements threatening to reclaim Alaska, which the U.S. bought from Russia in 1867, but it's possible President Vladimir Putin isn't …

The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023) [1].

Mar 29, 2017 · Today Alaska is one of the richest U.S. states thanks to its abundance of natural resources, such as petroleum, gold and fish, as well as its vast expanse of pristine wilderness …

Jan 17, 2025 · The narrowest distance between mainland Russia and mainland Alaska is approximately 55 miles. However, in the body of water between Alaska and Russia, known as …

Jan 24, 2025 · Alaska Purchase, (1867), acquisition by the United States from Russia of 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 square km) of land at the northwestern tip of the North American …

The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United …

Nov 3, 2022 · 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. This …

Jul 21, 2023 · Russia's sale of Alaska to the United States after the Civil War, a story told in documents in the National Archives, eliminated Alaska as a source of conflict between the two …

Sep 28, 2018 · The sale of Alaska by Russia to the United States is famously known as the Alaska Purchase. Discover the reasons for this historic sale and the aftereffects.