US EditionAs Trump, Putin Meet in Alaska, Story of How ‘Russian America’ Came to US
Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. due to economic hardship and strategic concerns, securing $7.2 million in a peaceful 1867 land deal seen as a rare diplomatic success.
- On the night of March 30, 1867, US Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Eduard de Stoeckl signed a treaty selling Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million.
- Russian strategists feared that in future conflicts, Britain could easily seize Alaska, while declining fur trade revenue and economic hardship shaped the sale.
- The United States acquired nearly 1.5 million sq km for under two cents per acre, gaining resources and strategic advantage from Russian America.
- On October 18, 1867, Sitka officials formalized the transfer, now celebrated as Alaska Day, in a rare peaceful land deal between Russia and the US.
- With conspiracy theories reviving over 665,000 square miles, the August 15 Trump-Putin summit highlights Alaska's strategic importance amid conflicts, historian Znamenski said.
15 Articles
15 Articles
The meeting of Trump and Putin in Alaska also has a historical dimension: for a long time the area was a colony of the Russian tsarist empire. Traces of this period persist to this day.
Today, Alaska is one of the fifty states that are part of the United States.However, in the past, this territory located in the far northwest of North America belonged to Russia.The United States concluded the acquisition of Alaska in 1867, for a sum of 7.2 million dollars.And a few decades later, it went on to recognize it as one of its states in 1959.The purchase of Alaska by the American country was the result of a sum of factors.According to…
This colony of the Russian Empire was ceded to the Americans in 1867, for $7.2 million. A sale which, a century and a half later, appeared as a braderie.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
