Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?

April 20, 2014 Georgy Manaev, RBTHIn 1867, Russia sold the territory of Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million. A mere 50 years later, the Americans had earned that amount back 100 times over. How could the imperial officials have given up such a choice parcel? RBTH sorts out the muddled story of the sale of Alaska.Tweet Pin ItShare by e-mail Related Russian American History month in New York state Discover Moscow: A great big American village Let us now praise famous womenTags u.s.-russia relations history alaskaArts & LivingHeadlines

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