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 Wilson Center’s Polar Institute is launching a special series focused on the crisis in Alaska’s fisheries. These fisheries are a critical resource, providing livelihoods for thousands of Alaskans, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary of the sale in 2017, we asked William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, a visiting professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage ...