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Russia claimed Alaska — but America got the prize
Russia expanded into Alaska in the 18th century, driven by the lucrative fur trade and the promise of new wealth. At first, ...
In a recent survey that the Council on Foreign Relations conducted, members of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations ranked the Alaska Purchase as the twenty-sixth best decision in ...
In 1867, Russia’s decision to sell Alaska to America turned out to be a historic mistake that was to go unnoticed for years ...
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