In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million ... making its fishing industry world-renowned. Alaska’s dense forests are home to countless trees, invaluable for timber.
The politician pointed to previous statements by US President Donald Trump about the possibility of redrawing the geopolitical map and noted it was an opportune moment to recall Russia’s sale of ...
A Russian state TV host who suggested that Alaska secede from the United States and become part of Russia once more has fallen into a deep coma, according to his wife. Tigran Keosayan, 59 ...
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Talk of a takeover of Greenland may seem fanciful. But it wouldn’t be the first time the U.S. was able to procure a piece of the Arctic. The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th ...