Otter pelts, Orthodox priests and a $7.2m bargain: how Russia sold Alaska to the US
- Posted on August 12, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Otter pelts, Orthodox priests and a $7.2m bargain: how Russia sold Alaska to the US
Tsar Alexander II sold oil-rich territory to the US in 1867. Will Friday’s high-stakes summit between Putin and Trump result in a warming of historic ties?
