@NinaByzantina Russia had settlements in the Pacific coast all the way to CA. Russia lost them and got zero. $7.2M is better than zero.
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@DPrabhata That's one of the debates: whether Russia was stretching itself too thin with such settlements. -
@NinaByzantina I don't believe that Russia could defend AK territory. Russia had enough on its plate defending its territory next to Europe.
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@NinaByzantina Russian Empire didn't sell Alaska, but rented it out for 99 years.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NinaByzantina Later the Nixon administration est. the Alaska Regional Native Corporations, most successful indigenous support work everThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NinaByzantina Also remember France was in Pre -Canada . Russia preferred in 1780 then & now the USA over France & Britain.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NinaByzantina Russia needed a barrier between it & Britain which was attacking it from the SW (Crimea ) SE (China ) . Canada starts 1867.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NinaByzantina foolishThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NinaByzantina USA would have taken it one way or another.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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