Expansion of Russia 1340-1900

[Peterski]

Russian expansion in Europe (big map) and in Asia (small map):

CTRL + Scroll to zoom in:

http://starenowemapy.pl/2018/01/20/r...ego-1340-1897/

Small map showing Asian expansion:

[Ülev]

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[Blondie]

Where is Alaska?

[Ülev]

Where is Alaska?

sold, or in second variant leased to Uncle Sam

[Peterski]

Where is Alaska?

Good point, it seems they forgot to include Russkaya Amerika!:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_America

I wonder how many modern Americans from Alaska have Russian roots?

Is Sarah Palin Russian? Palin sounds like a Russian surname to me.

[Peterski]

Russian heritage in Alaska:

http://alaska.gov/kids/learn/russianheritage.htm

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-...-settle-alaska

[Ülev]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a7659941.html