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The Bering Strait, where Russia's east coast lies closest to Alaska's west coast. Early Russian colonization occurred well south of the strait, in the Aleutian Islands. Sibero-Russian promyshlenniki (hunter-trapper frontiersmen)
22 gru 2023 · Flag-map of the Russian Empire (flag for private use).svg 1,926 × 1,167; 552 KB
2 lis 2023 · Russian Alaska was the name given to Russian owned lands in North America during the years 1780-1867. Debates over who first discovered the land have been integral to the politics of Russian Alaska since its settlement. The first Russian settlements are most often dated to the seventeenth century.
7 lip 2016 · The most obvious legacy is on a map, where Russian names mark point after point, from the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea to Baranof Island in southeast Alaska to all the streets, cities ...
Following the early period of Russian exploration of North America, the imperial government was initially content to leave further development of Alaska in the hands of private traders or promyshlenniki. Attracted by the fur-bearing animals of the Aleutian Islands, the promyshlenniki did not settle in the new territory but only hunted ...
22 gru 2023 · Original file (2,424 × 1,852 pixels, file size: 54 KB, MIME type: image/png) File information. Structured data. Captions. Captions. English. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Summary [edit] Description: English: Flag-map of the Russian Empire (1858-1860) Date: 18 November 2023: Source: Own work: Author: Ibrahimkash ...
12 cze 2016 · This book is an English translation and revision of Alexey Postnikov’s Russian America in Geographical Descriptions and Maps, 1741–1867, first published in St. Petersburg in 2000.
