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12 Jul 2017 6:25 a.m. PST
by Editor Gwen
- Changed title from "Why didn’t Russia offer Alaska to a neighbouring country,.." to "Why didn’t Russia offer Alaska to a neighbouring country..."
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| Tango01 | 11 Jul 2017 11:42 a.m. PST |
….Canada? "From 1725, when Russian Czar Peter the Great sent Vitus Bering to explore the Alaskan coast, Russia started to focus on the region. So it surprised no-one that into the C19th, Russian Alaska became a centre of international trade. Russian merchants were drawn to Alaska for the treasured walrus ivory and the valuable sea otter fur, acquired by trading with the region's indigenous peoples. The Russian-American Company/RAC, Russia's first joint-stock company, was started by C18th Russian businessmen, risk-taking travellers and entrepreneurs. Like the East India Co. and the Hudson Bay Co. in Canada, the RAC controlled all of Alaska's mines and minerals and could independently enter into trade agreements with other countries. These privileges were granted by the Russian imperial government and in return, the government collected massive taxes from the company. Even the tsars and their family members were among the share-holders…"
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Frederick  | 11 Jul 2017 12:24 p.m. PST |
Well, given that at the time the Russians and Americans were negotiating Canada was not a country yet, that might have had something to do with it – when the transfer formally took place Canada had been a country for just about five months |
| Pan Marek | 11 Jul 2017 1:08 p.m. PST |
The Russian and British Empires were rivals. Crimea. "The great game", etc. |
 piper909 | 12 Jul 2017 9:15 a.m. PST |
Yes, that sounds right -- the Americans were seen as less of a potential threat than British Canada. |
| Tango01 | 12 Jul 2017 10:37 a.m. PST |
Five months?…. this could change many things!…
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