Russia sold Alaska to the United States for just $7.2 million, about two cents per acre. Today, many historians and analysts call it one of the greatest strategic mistakes in Russian history. But why ...

have continued to suggest that Alaska should be returned to Russia, despite the fact that the territory was legally purchased by the United States in 1867. -This notion has resurfaced recently ...

But if it were, how much would it cost the U.S.? Some have said the best comparison is looking at the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. Both Alaska and Greenland have cold, arctic ...