The part of Russia that looks on a map like a mirror image of Alaska has lived in an opposite universe. While Anchorage grew in political freedom and potency in the 1950s, our eventual sister city ...

Exploring and mapping Alaska : the Russian America era, 1741-1867 / Alexey Postnikov & Marvin Falk ; translated by Lydia Black Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details ... readers can ...

Few realize that Russia established colonies in North America. But it's a fact that in the mid-18th century, Russia had begun encroaching into Alaskan territory. Eventually, the Russian Empire ...

China, Russia send 11 military vessels near Alaska, U.S. responds with 4 Navy destroyers 01:32. Four Russian military planes were detected and tracked off the coast of Alaska, the North American ...

Russian aircraft flew a bit too close to Alaska on Thursday, but apparently did not enter US or Canadian airspace, defense officials said. The planes entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification ...

us air force intercepting record number of russian aircraft, alaska-based lieutenant general says Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy speaks at the Petroleum Club in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. January 15 ...

The United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867. Alaska was admitted as a state in 1959. ...

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in March 1867 for $7.2 million in the aftermath of Russia's humiliating defeat at the hands of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War.