Why did Russia Colonize Alaska?

[@Knowledgia]

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[@igorbatistella]

What is the music of 2:55?

[@vredacted3125]

_Something important to know, for all who interested in history and/or support Ukraine:_ _Rus' ought not to be confused with modern “Russia”, which derives its name from the Rus' but historically is a completely different state, which almost all its existence was at war with the Rus'._ _Just like the Holy Roman Empire was actually Germany, “Russia” is actually Muscovy, despite their best attempts to convince everybody otherwise._ _Its name “Russia" received only in the 18th century, when Peter I simply changed Muscovy’s name into the “All Russian Empire” (Russia originates from Rosia, name used by the Greek Orthodox Clergy in regards to Rus')_ _Under the reign of Cathrine II Muscovites where even punished for continuing to identify as Muscovites, and were forced to call themselves Russian._ _Lands that Russia (Muscovy) claims were part of the original Rus', but actually weren't, are Novgorod, Suzdal, and Ryazan, since in historical texts of XI-XII centuries they are mentioned as separate entities from Rus'. They can be considered parts of extended Rus', although their culture was distinct from main Rus'._ _In 1493, Muscovite duke Ivan III appointed himself to be the Great Ruler of All Rus'. No other kings acknowledged that. From that point on Muscovy started to make false claims on Rus' ownership._ _“Russia” is an offshoot of Ukraine and not the other way round, despite what Soviet and Russian (Muscovite) historians have been trying to say for years. A Slavicised Finnic, then later, Mongolized offshoot. Kyiv was a developed cultured capital when Moscow was just another swamp village._ _Germany used to call itself the Holy Roman Empire, that didn’t mean they became the Romans, and all of a sudden had a right to claim whole of Italy and its history, but yet, that’s exactly what Russia (Muscovy) did in regards to Rus'-Ukraine, which is a horrible injustice!_

[@arseliopereira2541]

The GDP of Alaska is 50 Billion Dollars not 50 Million Dollars. That's a big difference. You should fix that.

[@THOUGHTCRIME_No1]

This episode is largely untrue. You dismiss that only by 1775 Moscovite (area around Moscow) defeated Great Tartary, which was ruled by a separate Tsar-Khan. This huge country spread over the largest part of nowadays Russia, including Siberia and probably also occupied the North America to a great deal. The Romanov dynasty rulers of Moscovite, including Peter the Great didn’t have access to these regions. Also the Western Europeans only gained access to the Mid-West and North-Western parts of North America after 1775.

[@baygenetics5]

Ok

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Not only Alaska, there had been Russian settlements in Washington, Oregon and California down to the Russian River region. They withdraw from those when Seward bought Alaska for the US.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

There were no Russian settlements south of Alaska other than Ft Ross in California and Ft Elizabeth in Hawaii. The Russians happily claimed the areas between Alaska and California until treaties with the US and the UK in 1824/5, but they didn't have any actual settlements there. The Hudsons Bay Company (and thus the British) saw to that.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

@thomasrinschler6783 Thomas, there were app 50 - 60 farms run by Russians or hired Americans at Legget and the Russian River producing vegetables and meat for Alaska. F.e. Merrit Farms, formerly Ivanowitsch Estate. Those were no official Russian colonies, but I did not say they were. Fort Ross was the headquarters coordinating the shipments. Go to the local archives at Fort Ross or the state archive at Sacramento. There, you could find the documents of the HBC dealing with that issue.

[@RikPerez-dm7ib]

​@@steffenrosmus9177o

[@briggscamungol2533]

Excellent reply. Very clear without us guessing.

[@okapmeinkap7311]

​@@steffenrosmus9177 Actually they were supplying good meat and nice timbers to an up and coming San Francisco to the affluent connoisseurs of fine dining and palatable furnishings. By Leggett I take it you were referring to Mendocino County north of Fort Bragg.

[@dragosstanciu9866]

It is amazing how daring were those who explored the vast and often perilous territories of Siberia, Africa and the Americas.

[@DreamersOfReality]

Daring? Were the literal millions upon millions of people who already lived on those continents also daring?

[@steveatlas3492]

@@DreamersOfReality Not true.

[@dragosstanciu9866]

@@DreamersOfReality Indeed.

[@tesprit]

​@@steveatlas3492so they were just sitting there empty?! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@t47328]

Of course. They had also explored the perilous territories, and also moved on, destroyed the existing people.@@DreamersOfReality

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Indeed, during the Crimean war, British warships based in Victoria, British Columbia did attack Russian settlements in Alaska.

[@dwh5512]

I find that to be a very dubious claim. I seriously doubt GB attacked American settlements, even though they were established by the Russians.

[@prestonlindbeck1197]

@@dwh5512Did you not even read what he had to say. British warships based out of Victoria, BC, did indeed attack Russian military targets in then-Russian Alaska during the Crimean War (1854-56). Not American because it wouldn’t become a US territory until 1867. Do some research, or at least read through the comments section, before you post something ignorant.

[@GNMi79]

​​@@prestonlindbeck1197 When he says "American settlements," I believe he's referring to Russian settlements located in the Americas, not US settlements.

[@prestonlindbeck1197]

@@GNMi79 No. just another case of someone trying to sound intelligent, yet showcasing their ignorance instead. Sadly I was unable to visit Balaklava-Charge of the Light Brigade-in Crimea when I was in Ukraine in December of 2021. Did end up visiting Gallipoli when I was in Turkey. Went to ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine and the Nek of course.

[@nothingelse1520]

I grew up in Alaska, as a kid people would ask me really stupid questions like "Do you use American money?" or "Do you have a pet penguin or polar bear?"

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I bet that"s really annoying. 😔

[@nothingelse1520]

@@ChristopherSobieniak it was understandable before the Internet but not now lol

[@drpureinsanity]

Do you have a pet polar bear though?

[@edwhite7078]

Who asked you if you were in Alaska. If you were just a small kid in elementary school that's a big difference. Maybe visiting your mom on her days you heard these things I'm guessing.

[@nothingelse1520]

@@edwhite7078 no it was visiting the lower 48 on vacation, and it w was adults asking these questions

[@revinhatol]

7:39 3 months later,... The British territories in North America federate into the country we know today as Canada.

[@nathanielsemans]

Fun fact: Russia considered selling Alaska to Lichtenstein before selling it to America

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

sources? I am aware its probably a joke but spreading misinformation even in the form of a joke isn't funny and is not helpful atleast clarify that it's a joke

[@mityace]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511 See above. If you want to argue this is false, please bring receipts.

[@nathanielsemans]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511No, it’s real. Look it up.

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

Still, where is your source? also Liechtenstein wasn't a country back then, maybe a state/province but not a country on its own.

[@nathanielsemans]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511 Yes actually, Lichtenstein has been a country since 1719 and Russia attempted to sell Alaska to them in 1867, gee, for someone who cares a lot about sources, you seem to have no idea what your talking about. I’m not going to write an essay for you so if you really care then just look it up yourself, thats what the internet is for.

[@raphlvlogs271]

modern Russia is already huge in size but don't forget that it used to be much larger for a really long time

[@AdvancedGamer-]

Okay “really” long time is kind of a lie but it’s kind of not, I mean from 1770 yeah it was bigger than today Russia for sure, but 1730 defintly not

[@TheRoyalJester1]

​@@AdvancedGamer-в любом случае Россия удерживает огромные территории на протяжение более 500 лет,кто так еще мог в истории человечества ?)

[@MaxHardcoreSLOVAKIA]

@@TheRoyalJester1 да, Россия владеет огромными территориями, имеет богатейшие ресурсы в мире, и у них до сих пор много дорог из глины, а не из асфальта, и 30% населения России не имеют смывного туалета, так что в 2024 году 30% населения Россияне будут писать в яму, как и сто лет назад. что, если вместо размера территории Россия предпочтет повысить уровень жизни ее жителей?

[@TheRoyalJester1]

@@MaxHardcoreSLOVAKIA Ну так , а что плохого в том что много кто живёт в деревнях и не собирается перебираться в каменные джунгли ? В общем то я с тобой согласен насчёт уровня жизни , конечно хотелось бы чтобы он был намного выше , но если бы всё было так просто...в плане для лидеров это просто , а для народа этого добиться уж крайне тяжело....

[@arttrade2311]

@@MaxHardcoreSLOVAKIA According to Rosstat data for 2019, only 5.8% of the population uses toilets outside the house. Your figure is overestimated by more than 5 times. And then, these are all old houses. New houses are being built with toilets inside the house

[@In_Our_Timeline]

Siberia and Alaska are just the same place only separated by water

[@SteveInLava]

They are in different timezones (21 hours apart)

[@yannickbaroue]

​@@SteveInLavayou mean 45 hours apart? Or maybe 3 hours apart...

[@brandonlyon730]

@@SteveInLavaSo are multiple parts of Siberia and Russia. China is the only nation crazy enough to put everything in one timezone.

[@luudest]

0:05 lol it looks like as if Alaska has almost the same area as the rest of the US

[@boomcrash]

The mountains disagree

[@joeshar.]

In the early 1800s, Russia called current day Alaska as Russia-America (Russkaya Amerika). The name "Alaska" is derived from the Aleut "alaxsxaq", meaning "the mainland". Thank God, American hasn't changed the name to something like New Siberia.

[@cartrellsplunge1525]

It's still ours though

[@jussikankinen9409]

Trump can

[@btwuam5]

1:21 in the early 18th century, not 17th. Tsar Peter the Great ruled from 1682 to 1725

[@Imperium83]

Yeah this video is riddled with false facts. Big armchair historian/average redditor energy.

[@btwuam5]

@@Imperium83 for example? I have found only one major mistake though it's probably just slip of the tongue. And authors paid more attention on geopolitical aspects of the deal yet Russian government (specifically the finance minister Michael von Reutern) was generally in favour of selling Alaska because it was a strong budget deficit just in time for Emperor Alexander II reforms and any cash was crucial for fueling modernization of Russian economy during this post-Crimean war times.

[@eLQuiles88]

It says that Alaska's gross production is 50 million when it's actually 50 billion.

[@thevettegetsitwett]

Made sense at the time for everyone. Russia got to cut a colony that was costing them money that they feared they would eventually lose anyway and also turned that region into a 3 power region. So rather than the British potentially dominating the area the Americans owning Alaska would have a presence and America & the Britt’s fought two war previously in a short period. So Russia cut a place costing them money and put an adversary in check but little did they know it was full of natural resources and well worth an investment. The US gained room to continue growing and a potential strategic military position. The US clearly won this deal but back then it makes sense what both sides were thinking.

[@MrSupernova111]

Seems that Russia wasn't going to hold on to Alaska especially when it became known that the land was rich in natural resources. The discovery of natural resources would have only sparked a war for control of the territory.

[@gorilladisco9108]

Americans mocked it as "Seward Icebox".

[@mrhumble2937]

We watched the video...

[@Finn_the_Cat]

Even if they did keep Alaska and find the resources it would've been really difficult to defend. Russia didn't have any great big cities on its east coast the biggest was Vladivostok and thats under a million to this day. While Alaska and Siberia look close on a map that area in Russia is extremely remote and heavily forested. Vladivostok would've been the only real option but then you still have to cross the pacific. Even if they found the oil the travel times probably would've negated what they could've gotten from it

[@Finn_the_Cat]

Looks like the area I referred to isn't one of the more forested regions but Russian eastern ports do still freeze in the winter, Russia has very few warm water ports

[@jjmax3400]

Thank you Sec. Seward!

[@Kindred6007]

Thank you for this informative video.

[@goldeagle8051]

Low price because obviously Russia wanted to get rid of it and get a buffer against the British in Canada. Also, the remote region on another continent was undefendable in a war, especially with the technology at the time.

[@matsvayconstantin]

Ну не такая уж и низкая цена для того времени. На эти деньги в России проводили реформу армии, судебную реформу. На тот момент это была очень выгодная продажа, учитывая что Россия не смогла бы защитить Аляску от англичан.

[@talonyte9050]

This guy is the best narrator

[@CamoJan]

So you've not heard the narrator on Weird History channel?

[@robthomas3811]

Britain? Not very specific there chief, you wanna hear a scouser or a Glaswegian narrate something? You must be off your meds big rig

[@fatherofhistory]

I was really interested to learn about the history of Alaska in this video. I had no idea that Russia colonized Alaska for over 200 years! I also found it fascinating to learn about the reasons why Russia decided to sell Alaska to the United States. It seems like it was a strategic decision that ultimately benefited both countries.

[@bluesteel8376]

but not really in the long run. I am sure the USSR and current Russia would have preferred Alaska in Canada's hands instead of the US.

[@manzerm7805]

At that time Britain was a very powerful empire and Russia saw them as their rival. Had British Canada decided to attack Alaska it would have been extremely difficult for Russia to defend. So they sold it to the US which had no rivalry with Russia at that time.

[@CboyCboy-ov9ef]

One of their biggest regret up to this day. If Alaska still under Russia USA will not be ranting like they doing now because Russia will just take their bombs there by now

[@kenwalker687]

At the time, the major threat to Russia's continued control of Alaska was the British Empire.....

[@Joe-u4q]

Alaska was not bought by USA but robbed after the war by Russia with the British and French army. Americans helped Russia in this war !

[@doubtingthomas9612]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Knowledgia is truly a gift.., keeping the education and knowledge alive 👏👏👏

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

Careful of State backed Propaganda.

[@morzh1978]

5:30 there were NO uninterrupted trans-Eurasian land routes in between of Ural mountains and Vladivostok. Trans-Siberian railway was nothing but a draft back then, and the first highway from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok was competed in 2018 ONLY. Therefore, no military supplies were possible overland, nor by the sea, as it would take all way round Africa and South-East Asia, passing Britain itself, British colonies in Africa and India, with zero chances of unopposed delivery. As a result, only small firearms to and fur back could ever be transported for centuries. Kamchatka, by the way, remain partially isolated from Russian developed landmass to this very day.

[@USStateOfSiberiaGHWBush1992]

Ironically, trying to avoid selling Alaska to Russia's biggest enemy at the time, Russia sold Alaska to the Country that Russia would in the future consider to be Russia's biggest enemy.

[@craigcolahan]

what is the origin of your accent? at 6:38 , the beginning of the quote, an unusual pronunciation of the word 'our'

[@frankthompson6503]

Great video

[@jonathansoberanes4842]

This looks cool can’t wait to watch it

[@michaellynes3540]

Alaska was rich in gold and oil. The Russian Empire just threw away a money pit.

[@Olga-de3ru]

Мы действительно могли ее не удержать после неудачи в Крымской войне. Но: 1) Почему и как США завладели о.Еловый, о котором было отдельное соглашение о его оставлении за Россией (это вопрос к США); 2) И вопросы к России: почему вместо продажи не применили такой вариант, как аренда; и почему нельзя было продать только часть Аляски.

[@michaellynes3540]

@@Olga-de3ru Probably because Russia was too dumb to realize it.

[@stophate2023]

Hindsight 😂😂😂

[@AdvancedGamer-]

@@michaellynes3540are you dumb bro. Back then it was costing more money Also oil didn’t exist and gold wasn’t found yet lmao 😂 imagine if they kept it and than in 1917 the civil war oh No Britain annexes Alaska HAHAAH now Canada owns Alaska yay

[@РулонОбоев-н9ъ]

It's naive to think that one of the biggest Empires in history was run by people dumber than you

[@morzh1978]

9:50 Russians could NOT defend Alaska against Britain, Brits already did heavy damage to Russian ports in nearby Kamchatka, Alands and Helsingfors in the Baltics and even captured Sebastopol in Black sea. The latter shown that the best land supply routes are inferior to British naval supplies, and entire Pacific ocean favours Brits over Russians ever more. Alaska falling into British hands would increase threat to Kamchatka and Vladivostok, as Brits would easily construct trans-continental railway from Atlantic to Pacific and establish sea ports in Alaska as springpads. It would also shift the balance of power in between of British crown and US separatists into position favouring British recapture of rebel colonies, thus enormously strengthening British empire even more.

[@martindansky6202]

There wasn't a jump from the 23 colonies to a country of 50 states, for example there was the Louisiana purchase of the territory west of the 13 colonies by the early US from France and there were conflicts between the young US and Mexico where they gradually gained the territory north of what is Meyxico today...

[@kenwalker687]

The clip was about Alaska not the history of Manifest Destiny. KISS

[@mindhistorydocumentary]

In 1741, Russian explorers led by Vitus Bering reached Alaska, establishing settlements and the Russian-American Company to trade furs. However, by 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for just $7.2 million due to financial struggles and fears of losing it to Britain. A pivotal chapter in world history documentary!

[@CliffordJessup]

Canadians were in Alaska while it belonged to Russia, The Hudson Bay Company setup a post at the spot where the Porcupine River flows into the Yukon River and called it Fort Yukon. This post operated for many years before the Russians knew about.

[@Sun_steak_steel]

You mean British desendants ?

[@CliffordJessup]

@@Sun_steak_steel They were United Empire Loyalist. desendants of those Colonist who remained loyal to their king during the american revoltution.

[@Sun_steak_steel]

@@CliffordJessup in this case they are still colonists one generation of European settlers cannot be called as Canadians in 1800 ds , true Canadians are the Native tribes. Forcibly displayed by British settlers and Russian settlers.

[@CliffordJessup]

@@Sun_steak_steel Your incorrect as my loyalist ancestors lived in North America since 1610

[@ChannelBerpindah]

01:00 18th century not 17th century.

[@MCorpReview]

Selling Alaska would be unthinkable under 😂Stalin …or Putin for that matter

[@Matt-jc2ml]

Well they had nukes then

[@Slo-ryde]

@@Matt-jc2mlback then, cash in hand was more valuable than land you couldn’t control ( they did not not have good means of communication or transportation)

[@mumenzel]

Well, Stalin was second in command in early communist Russia and they lost a lot of territories of Romanov's Empire.

[@Truerussiantigershark]

@@mumenzel baltic states:

[@Harryjay6]

Go Cavs

[@jarvisfamily3837]

"Alaska is just Siberia with river running through it!" - some guy in St. Petersburg

[@SerGarlanGreenwald]

Siberia actually has a lot of rivers, and their presence does not make the local climate warmer. -Guy from Siberia

[@jarvisfamily3837]

@@SerGarlanGreenwald Rivers don't make Alaska warmer either. 😞

[@SerGarlanGreenwald]

@@jarvisfamily3837 Why don't I live somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea? Somewhere where it’s summer all year round, and not like in my area, where there is snow for half the year, and in the summer, most often in June, the temperature is 30-35 degrees Celsius. I wasn't very lucky.

[@GuttaGucci]

@@SerGarlanGreenwaldare you stuck there? Move.

[@СергейБыков-ь3з]

​@@SerGarlanGreenwald под рекой парень имел в виду Берингов пролив

[@KaitoKizumi]

It's crazy that after the United States purchases Alaska from Russia, they ended up deeply regretting it because Alaska is rich with Oil

[@bakihanma5849]

the great powers are all controlled by big businesses and they both knew what alaska was holding it was just time for a change of powers

[@JBMorris9]

@JoseMiguel-fl5oi😂😂😂

[@theawesomeman9821]

don't forget gold and coal

[@edthebumblingfool]

and the dumbest when it comes to people, Russia has never won a war without western allies and only beaten civilains and very small nations since 1945. it took them 10 years to retake Chechnian and they have all but failed in Ukraine, The next treaty will see them leave Ukraine as well.@@dkfdhdsj6261

[@edthebumblingfool]

Unity in India!!! have you not read about the issues on partition and how they still plague the subcontinent since the British left??@@henlohenlo689

[@USStateOfSiberiaGHWBush1992]

8:40 When it mentioned the discovery of Alaskan gold, and it said "...and the so-called 'icebox'..." I thought it was going to say it became a gold box. Or something else, like a safe or a vault.

[@stephenh2827]

9:13 it's 50 billion dollars, not million. Great video :)

[@jeremytate4795]

@knowledgia this. 50 Mil is a bit off.😊

[@theraveshow]

3:50 - 1800s or 18th century? Those are two very different things

[@USStateOfSiberiaGHWBush1992]

For over a decade, I was aware of the tensions between USSR and the U.S. and the concern about the potential for war, what I didn't know until about a decade ago, was that each had a large military base on each of their own side of the Bering Strait and each had their weapons pointed at the other. 24/7, each side was waiting and ready for the other side to fire the first attack. Even worse, not only were we that close to a nuclear attack, but just one person from either side could have been stupid enough or could have lost patience, could have not waited any longer and or just for thrills, fire an attack. I knew there was the Cold War. But since there were no reports all over the news of any attacks, I just assumed that it was just tension between both sides, just like the current tensions between Russia and the U.S. not pointing weapons at each other side, clearly noticeable with binoculars, special computer cameras and spy satellites.

[@GhostWriter-wt8pb]

so you beleived propaganda and you still beleive propaganda.congrates on that.

[@sosdada-x8]

thanks for info 👏

[@JohnSmith-op7ls]

Native Alaskans? There are no people native to North America and the people in Alaska at this time weren’t even the descendants of the first people to migrate there from Asia. There were multiple waves of migration to the Americas and later waves essentially conquered the earlier ones in most of north and South America

[@ahmadhashim9648]

Hey, can you make a video on Crimean War

[@jontaedouglas7244]

Imagine Russia setting up nukes in Alaska 😅

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

Imagine Russia setting up nukes in Cuba

[@daveconrad6562]

​@@Chaldon-hl6ykimagine usa putting bases in every neighboring state surrounding you

[@play_boy7543]

Imagine Russia setting up nukes in submarines near NYC and LA

[@daveconrad6562]

@@play_boy7543 imagine being so arrogant you continue to fuck with them knowing this info

[@Alexis_Gz]

@@play_boy7543imagine nato is already in firing range of every Russian city 😁

[@kieferonline]

If Alaska were not sold to the US, then it almost certainly would have been relenquished to Japan after Russia's failure in the Russo-Japanese war. The US would have eventually taken Alaska from Japan after WWII, although it may not yet be a state.

[@michaelillingworth6433]

The main reason that Russia sold Alaska to America is because they believed that they would probably lose it to Britain, this being the case it wouldn't be Japanese. It would probably be part of Canada now if Russia hadn't sold it to the US.

[@AdvancedGamer-]

@@michaelillingworth6433yes because Russian civil war the White Russians either permanently stay in Alaska or the British annex Alaska which is more realistic aka Canada holds Alaska nowadays and is like way bigger than USA

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely informative video

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

I have a question regarding your videos, what are your sources? if they are online, please link them in the description, it shouldn't be too hard, if they are books, then just list their names and authors, it would be extremely helpful to all of us and will remove any doubt from your videos. This is my 2nd attempt and I will continue until the sources are finally stated, it's much better to state them than not to after all.

[@potatogod975]

preach

[@creepinasicrawl]

"Why so serious, son?"

[@kma3647]

Raising the standards is always a good thing. Most of this video's stuff is what I'd call "general knowledge" to anyone who had a proper American history course in high school, but if you're not American or you had a "modern" education (indoctrination) where you didn't learn this stuff, references would be helpful for additional reading. It's a basic standard in academia. When you deliver a report, you cite your sources. That should not change simply because the medium is now YT instead of a written report.

[@talonyte9050]

Dude what is wrong with you like you need to calm down you are replying to everyone demanding sources when you can just search it up

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

Because it matters to me@@creepinasicrawl

[@leomierisch921]

1:24 The map is here wrong. Russia didn't own Königsberg (Kalinigrad) It was owned by the german state prussia.

[@charlesferdinand422]

Today, it's widely accepted that Bolivar was a bloodthirsty tyrant who had irrational delusions of becoming the emperor of the American continent; but he was so mediocre and incompetent he could never achieve much. And on top of all of that, he was incredibly corrupt and spent the second half of his life bought by the English who bribed him with tons of precious metals (specially gold and silver) so in turn Bolivar made a lot of nonsensical decisions which benefited the English only while hurting Latin America such as giving Guyana Esequiba away (now claimed by Venezuela) to the English for no apparent reason and receiving nothing in return. Finally, Bolivar had delusions of grandeur and only betrayed Spain (to which he had swore eternal loyalty) and started the South American wars of independence because he wanted the throne for himself (which is why he divided Peru in half just in order to be able to create a new country bearing his name, Bolivia) ; in fact, during a banquet (he organized himself in his honor) he proposed a toast to himself, saying "to the greatest man in America. ME".

[@kenwalker687]

This is interesting but really way off topic.

[@Youthure]

9:09 wouldn’t the yearly gross production of Alaska be closer to $50 billion instead of million? 🤔

[@ryandvernychuk7033]

As a Canuck I’m pissed 😂 I knew we had beef before hockey

[@mohammadhossain3771]

nice presentation, from Bangladesh

[@PackHunter117]

Do a video on Hawaii now.

[@eodyn7]

yawn

[@Mulmaoner]

That was a big mistake,imagine Russia in Alaska, US never would be in Ukraine

[@DanH-u3f]

There were many native Alaskans and Eskimos that didn't get a dime for the sale.

[@kenwalker687]

I'm sure you are right but no Euro-Americans received a dime for the sale.

[@jussikankinen9409]

90% indians died so they saved many money on bullets

[@d.r.1091]

Very interesting. I've always wondered why it wasn't a part Canada

[@geofferymaxmax]

Because screw the red coats 🧥

[@coolxg4357]

“Darn tootin’”

[@kenwalker687]

"If I can't say something nice, I should say nothing at all". Thumper (Oh, maybe you are not raised American)

[@155gerard]

Error in video says "Today, Alaska's general production averages at about 50 million dollars". It is at least 50 BILLION Dollars, not fifty million dollars.

[@x0lopossum]

4:10 Why Russia sold Alaska to the USA

[@bojacksworldwideweb]

You can actually cross by foot from little diamede to big diamede, in wintertime when the baring sea is frozen!

[@jussikankinen9409]

Only silly americans would walk other ski

[@jiritichy7967]

Some leaders in the past lacked vision. Another example may be the loss of French North America to British in a battle involving 5 000 soldiers on the winning side. There are other examples.

[@timr.2257]

5:49 Oh the completely irony 😂😂😂

[@gjakovagjakova4904]

Once is sold is sold…

[@jussikankinen9409]

Can be resold or war, human cannot own land

[@juanlapuente833]

The comment about native Alaskan feeling relieved by getting free of brutal Russians is quite ironic in a time when the US was wipping out the native Americans in the whole country.

[@ruskyalmond1977]

If Russia had Alaska today, it would be a semi-autonomous republic probably just called Alaskan-Republic or Respublika Alaska.

[@John-nc4bl]

The British empire was established and maintained for more than three centuries, ( 300 years ) from the 17th thru to the 20th century through greed, violence, brutality, conquest, war,and domination resulting in many millions of deaths. Approximately 100 million people were killed during the British empire. This is among the largest policy-induced mortality crises in human history. More people were killed during the 300 years of the British empire than were killed during WW2. During its empire, Britain wrongfully invaded many countries, then managed to ignore and erase much of its brutal colonial past. Not a year went by without the inhabitants of the countries being obliged to suffer for their involuntary participation in the colonial experience. Slavery, famine, prison, battle, murder, extermination - these were their various fates. With absolutely no respect for other cultures and wherever the British sought to plant their flag, they were met with opposition. In almost every country they had to fight their way ashore. Throughout the period of the British empire, the British were for the most part loathed and despised by those they invaded. The British understandably try to forget that their empire was the fruit of military conquest and of brutal wars involving physical and cultural extermination. There remains an ineradicable tendency to view the imperial experience through the rose-tinted spectacles of cultural heritage. With many Scottish and North Irish people wishing to leave the so-called union and join the European Union and Brexit deeply dividing its citizens, the greatest comeuppance in the history of the world will be the breakup of the British isles, going from a island nation that invaded many countries and KILLED MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE to a lonely little pariah, an England and (Wales for now) all by itself.

[@1971_Chevelle_SS]

Are you trying to say the British are sending me a reparations check? If so, how much and when?

[@BS-vx8dg]

I'm at 0:24 and I'm out of here. Insinuating that most people don't know how we gained territory after the original 13 states either means you're insulting your viewers or I don't belong in your audience. Bye.

[@AlexanderJWei]

OK, the first time I read the thumbnail, I thought it said "Why did Russia COLORIZE Alaska?" Possibly a more interesting question... ;-)

[@blakespower]

back then they just planted flags and said this is mine and if no one protested they kept it

[@jussikankinen9409]

And same happens tomorrow when Trump takes greenland, or are gonna protest but if its snowing u get cold so better watch tv and drink beer

[@grantchin1526]

Now the US just needs to conquer Canada, Greenland and Panama Canal...

[@gs637]

Is it true that the ship carrying the Alaska sale money to Russia sunk in the Bearing Sea? Remember reading about this a while ago.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

No, it was actually just a check, which is in the US National Archives: www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/check-for-the-purchase-of-alaska

[@fatherofhistory]

No, it is not true This is a popular myth that has been circulating for many years, but there is no evidence to support it. In fact, there are records showing that the money was safely delivered to Russia.

[@therisencomrade3452]

Yeah would be nice if someone unravel the mistery of a missing treasure.😂

[@darius3550]

Small correction, it was Ekaterina the Great, not Peter the one that sold Siberia...even today popular russian songs says" you were wrong, Ekaterina"

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

I hate empress Elizabeth of Russia for what she did to Ivan the sixth.

[@kenwalker687]

?????

[@СергейКозлов-ы5ч]

Что она с ним сделала? Надругались в извращённой форме? Ужас 😢

[@Anzar2011]

How did Americans improve the conditions of Native Alaskans? Native Americans did not had US citizenship until 1924, Segregation lasted until 1965, while Russians never had much of slavery since the 10 century; they had serfs which are a different issue; but even serfdom ended in 1861. So again, how did racist segregationist US made things better for the natives? you guys watch Hollywood movies and then mix your fantaisies with historical facts.

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

China and Russia could’ve been America’s closest allies, if only their governments had turned out another way

[@ilistis]

Ok the opposite exactly

[@ΗρακλήςΠουαρό-γ6ι]

US does not have allies, only colonies and satellite states

[@Miodrag.Vukomanovic]

They used both during WW2, then turned on them to out compete them. It worked for a while, but now Russia and China have adapted.

[@PESHOPIKATA]

If only America wasnt such a backstabing bitch lol and their government had sane people !

[@Olga-de3ru]

США -- инициатор конфликта, с момента нападения их на Югославию (даже Ельцин, почти холуй США, тогда понял, что США недоговороспособный враг, и начал поворот прочь).

[@gjakovagjakova4904]

The Russian sold Alaska”as “pierce of ice”.finished over…

[@scottkramer1077]

50 Billion dollars. Not 50 Million.

[@0ctalpus]

"when 13, became 50" poor choice of words 💀

[@alphaomarbarry6511]

I want to visit Alaska

[@conradmorris8752]

The same question can be asked of the Europeans why did they colonies all the other Continents?

[@baystated]

Given the topics of the video being about Mainland USA, Alaska, Canada, and Russia, I'd have expected THIS channel to know to use a map that causes less distortion between mid- and northern latitudes.

[@josuelopez3145]

We need a video on the great game

[@depekthegreat359]

I think Russia did a correct idea on doing this so that they would not be facing any war from the neighbouring territory to be precised,good friends!!!🙏🏻

[@jussikankinen9409]

True comrade

[@ObligedUniform]

It was a nice summer getaway?

[@smi2le4ever]

I bet Russia is kicking themselves for this everyday, I mean I know Russia already has a lot of oil but so does Alaska! I mean dear god they have made their money back what 1,000x already in Oil and Gold?

[@jussikankinen9409]

If so much oil why bush wanted iraq oil

[@morzh1978]

5:10 the reason the Russian supported the USA then is the same why USA supports modern separatists like Taiwan, Tibet, East Turkestan and Ukraine (with Southern pro-British states like pro-Russian Eastern Ukraine, although it is Western Ukraine which is agrarian, whilst the East is industrialized).

[@douglaslilley8696]

The Klondike Gold Rush was in the Yukon which is Canada not the USA!

[@MuddieRain]

Very cool

[@alexhu5491]

Russians are very regretful and their hearts are broken. Why did their ancestors sell Alaska at a low price 😂

[@cck4863]

Russia can't hold it anyway. Once US buy it, Crashes with Canada occur, you think Russia with

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

They thought it was an absolute worthless, wasteland at first and thus thought that gaining 7.2 million dollars was a great reason to be selling it.

[@kenwalker687]

Russia was afraid that the Brits would take iAlaska away and make it part of Canada. Russia knew the relationship between the UK and the USA was tenuous. Remember the Revolution and the 1812 War? " Russian hearts are broken. Why did they sell Alaska for such a low price?" Because it was too far away and the Brits could take it away easily. Putin's heart is broken.

[@Mecurywatchtower]

​@@kenwalker687 We are heart broken

[@JS-jh4cy]

They got lost when stepped into the boat in Siberia and ended up in Alaska by happy accident

[@Matt-jc2ml]

Imagine if they still held it during ussr. Even Ghenghis Khan would be jealous of its size.

[@superhumanhumansuper8706]

selling Alaska to the U.S was a huge mistake made by Russia..

[@evgeniam685]

It was intentional, to reduce Russia. Romanovs were relative to British monarchy and they were working together against Russia. Hidden fact. Revolution was just set up to make Russian empire collapse.

[@jussikankinen9409]

Why more gold and oil in siberia

[@Gamenetreviews]

9:00 It’s 50 billion not 50 million. 50 million is pennies.

[@FufuFufy-df8pk]

В комментариях столько глупостей, если бы Россия ее не продала, ее бы аннексировали так же, как территорию Мексики или Испании, и отбить ее не удалось бы из-за логистики того времени.

[@artetamenta]

Россия тогда очень хорошо сотрудничала с Америкой и получила не только деньги, но ещё другое - она бы не смогла всё равно её защитить и так были свои проблемы

[@SwatantraNandanwar]

Wouldn't it be great if Russia took steps to get get Alaska back into the Russian fold! Great becausethere would be a land border between Russia and America.! The course of history would have changed and Russian nuclear missiles could be parked in Alaska pointing directly at America. Instead of invading Ukraine Russia should have focussed on wining Alaska back. Its Russias interest and ours for Russia to take Alaska back, by all means.

[@1971_Chevelle_SS]

Seems like Russia has all it can handle with the Ukrainians, a very poor country with a small military that’s attached with a long land border. Don’t you think a cross strait sea invasion to an arctic environment would pose a bit more of a challenge? Additionally, the much larger military, much larger economy the US posses might be a bit more of a problem than Russia could overcome?

[@isabellaereshki]

0:24 when i was growing up most flags were from the era when the us only had 48 states/stars on the flag. it was strange to find out later that hawaii and alaska are such new states, not becoming official states instead of territories until like the 1950s if i recall corectly. sometimes i wonder if it would have been better for russia to have kept alaska and further colonized the west coast and the us to not expand the whole way to the pacific but stay mostly east of the mississippi or stop at the river like was supposed to originally be the stopping point. i also wonder what would have happened if germany and the us were closer instead of the us and england/britain/uk.

[@kenwalker687]

Where on Earth did you study history? At the time, these two new States were very real to me. All the moms made a HI dress called Mo-Mos. My dad spent some time living in Alaska in high school before WW2. You had to have a Naval pasport to move from the States to Alaska or even Catalina. at that time.

[@oledshwfgk3068]

could the british canadians just have takin it from the russians in a war?

[@mcdonalsmcmenu2449]

thats one of the reasons why russia sold it in the first place

[@fatherofhistory]

Yes, in theory the British Canadians could have just taken Alaska from the Russians in a war. The British had a strong naval presence in the Pacific, and the Russians were relatively weak militarily at the time.

[@play_boy7543]

​@@fatherofhistoryRussia was one of the world major powers at the time...

[@play_boy7543]

In dreams yes,in reality no,brits ottomans,frenchs and sardianians cant conquer even crimea during war with russia,brits also attacked allaska during that war,but they where weak on the land

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

​@@fatherofhistoryRussia in that century captured Paris from Napoleon 😂

[@goodmaro]

No mention of the Russian-American Telegraph Co.?

[@alexone8338]

The central Russian authority already had enough troubles ruling over hundreds of peoples (many still within Russia today) in Siberia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and was still expanding into those territories, with many areas recently acquired at the time. They even wanted to expand to the Mediterranean, which, by the way, is much closer to Saint Petersburg and the bulk of the Russian population than Alaska.

[@klassica]

It's unfortunate that this video used the Mercator Projection rather than a globe, as this is about high latitude regions.

[@Rajaniaveerinder]

Dmitri go east How farr? Until you meet west

[@sailor583]

The Russians had explored Alaska starting around 1700 but really attempted to colonize it around 1800 by establishing small fur trading enclaves for the Russian Americas Co. By 1850 the fur trading enterprise proved to be a financial failure due to corruption and mismanagement. After the Crimean war they wanted to leave the expensive maintenance of the outposts but needed a buffer between Russia and the British forces in Canada so they approached the US for the sale and sweetened the deal with a rather low price. They only had a small presence there for about 50 years so any claims about having ancient historic claims to the land are bunga-bunga.

[@davidb2206]

How did the Russians get that $7 million in gold to the Czar in Moscow?

[@fatherofhistory]

The Alaska Purchase was a treaty in which the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million in 1867. The Russians received the money in gold, and it was transported by ship to the Russian capital of Moscow.

[@davidb2206]

@@fatherofhistory Thank you. Which ship? Departing from where (i.e., where was it loaded)? Where was it unloaded? Was it taken on wagons or railroad after that (since a ship can't get anywhere near Moscow)? A fascinating story. That's a lot of gold in that day. A sure temptation for robbers.

[@1971_Chevelle_SS]

@@davidb2206I heard they used a crypto transfer to avoid pirates and hi-way robbers

[@СергейБыков-ь3з]

​@@fatherofhistory в то время столицей был город Санкт-Петербург! Москва стала столицей в 1917 году

[@brianjurko9085]

Your image of Russia owning Alaska is incorrect. The part that dips into the Canadian coastline was not originally part of Russia. That’s the part that the US took from Canada.

[@kenwalker687]

Opps! We are not giving it back. We had treaty neogotiations.

[@JPJ432]

Fun Fact: It was Russia who saved The Union during the American Civil War as they sent their Navy to San Francisco and New York when England and France were just about to enter the war on the side of the Confederates since London created the Confederates. France was already in Mexico making a spear head movement to resupply the Confederates and to open up a Pacific Theatre and to create a port in California. England already amassed 11,000 troops and growing stationed at their Northern Confederacies border now called Canada ready to open a Northern Theatre to divert Union troops away from their Southern Confederacy then to attack The Unions naval blockade. The Union would have been completely destroyed and annexed by those two great powers leaving the Confederates to exist as either a puppet state of London or to be fully brought back into the fold of the British Empire. London was already courting (threatening/bribing) other countries to get involved like Spain while Russia was in talks with Prussia to ally with incase London was to intervene. Seeing all of this Tsar Alexander II wrote a letter to Queen Victoria saying “If you enter in this war it will be a casus belli for all out war with the Russian Empire”. The stage was set for the 1st World War and Russia stopped it. There is also a memorial in San Francisco for the hundreds of Russian sailors who came off their Asiatic fleet ships that died while helping the city put out a fire that threatened to lay waste to it during the War.

[@JPJ432]

The Russian fleet also threatened to Shell Australian ports along with other British Pacific Colonies if Britain aided the Confederates. A confederate war ship spent a lot of time in Australian waters and was supported by the Australian public, some even signing on as crew members. This Confederate war ship laid waist to the US Pacific whaling fleet and is reported to have fired the last shot in the war Russia also helped Thailand (Kingdom of Siam) maintain its sovereignty from being completely Partitioned/Annexed from the British and French around the same time. The very word Thai (ไทย) means 'free man' in the Thai language which is partially to thank to the Russians as they might have ended up being a colony or part of another country/colony if not for their intervention.

[@s.b.6010]

This is Fake News

[@CheapSquierBassPlayer]

Actually the only thing orcland has contributed to the US large groups of immigrants, which is the same thing as nothing.

[@platinumuschannel]

THIS. Most people won't believe it when I tell of this side of the story, but these are facts. The thing is, U.S.A and Russia would make good friends today, but it's those other powers that get their feelings hurt.

[@CheapSquierBassPlayer]

@@platinumuschannel It's hilarious that orcs think that they had anything to do with the US. 🤣

[@dannywalters2365]

Why was there no Canada involved??

[@Alexis_Gz]

British Canada 🍁