Abbas786 Abbas786:
raydan raydan:
Abbas786 Abbas786:
Selling Alaska to the Americans was already a huge mistake, we don't want to continue to live under their shadow.
We sold Alaska to the Americans?
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We were suppose to get Alaska from Russia. Instead, under American pressure, we backed off and America bought it. It was sold for $7.2 Million dollars in 1867 to America.
Get your facts straight.
Russia had financial problems, yes, but they also feared that Alaska might be seized if war broke out with Britain. USA at the time was a "friendly nation" for Russia, Britain (and by extension, Canada), were not.