Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s, leaving the country deep in debt. To ease that burden, Russia cut a real estate deal with the U.S. government, selling its colony of Alaska to the Americans.
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Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, following a ...
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Why Alaska Owns The Coast - Alaska boundary dispute
America, you will notice that Alaska seems to overstay its welcome down the coast. Why does Alaska, and thus the USA, own a huge chunk of real estate stretching down Canada's coastline? Why doesn't ...
Presidents Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska to talk about a costly Russian war involving Crimea, bringing up parallels of the circumstances that led Russia to sell Alaska to the U.S. in the 1800s.
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