Unfortunately most of the people who think Alaska should not have been sold only have this opinion because they have been taught propoganda instead of history. The truth is that when Alaska was sold. Russia was facing a geo-political challenge (primarily) in the form of the Crimean war. As the Crimean war progressed, Russia’s weakness in the Far East became painfully apparent and the presence of the British in North America loomed as an increasingly serious threat to Russian held territory. The reality of the situation was, Any proceeds Russia was making from Alaska (manly in the from of the fur business) no longer justified the cost and difficulty of defending it. This combined with the fact that Russia was having enough trouble defending just the Kamchatka peninsula. Made Russia's sale of Alaska the correct decision, both economically and militarily.
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fire song tbh
I really love the concept of the ussr calling America bro for some reason, they’re both so similar in concept.
Very political, huge, superpowers of the west and east, respectively, it’s perfect.
Unfortunately most of the people who think Alaska should not have been sold only have this opinion because they have been taught propoganda instead of history.
The truth is that when Alaska was sold. Russia was facing a geo-political challenge (primarily)
in the form of the Crimean war.
As the Crimean war progressed, Russia’s weakness in the Far East became painfully apparent and the presence of
the British in North America loomed as an increasingly serious threat to Russian held territory.
The reality of the situation was,
Any proceeds Russia was making from Alaska (manly in the from of the fur business)
no longer justified the cost and difficulty of defending it.
This combined with the fact that Russia was having enough trouble defending just the
Kamchatka peninsula. Made Russia's sale of Alaska the correct decision, both economically and militarily.