Russian America
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Russian possessions in North America in the 18th century until 1867
Key facts
- Capital
- Kodiak (1799–1804) Novo-Arkhangelsk
- Demonym
- Alaskan Creole
- Type
- Absolute monarchy
- 1799 1818 first
- Alexander Baranov
- 1863 1867 last
- Dmitry Maksutov
- Great northern expedition
- 15 July 1732
- Alaska purchase
- 18 October 1867
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- colony
- Official name
- Русская Америка
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Novo-Arkhangelsk
- Official language
- Russian
- Currency
- ruble
- Population
- 30000
- Area
- 1518800
- Form of government
- republic
- Anthem
- God Save the Tsar!
- Image
- Пароход Император Николай I 1844.jpg
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- Commons category
- Russian America
- topic's main category
- Category:Russian America
- inception
- 1772-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1867-10-18
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- replaces
- Alaska Natives
- replaced by
- Department of Alaska
- language used
- Russian
- official religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- name in native language
- Русская Америка
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofUnited States Alaska
From 1732 to 1867, the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast territories in the Americas. Russian colonial possessions in the Americas were collectively known as Russian America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but also included the outpost of Fort Ross in California. Russian Creole settlements were concentrated in Alaska, including the capital, New Archangel (Novo-Arkhangelsk), which is now Sitka.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russian America” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.