Amazing that Russia, as gigantic as it still is, at one time had huge Alaska.
Reason is they got rid of Alaska Catherine the Great thought it was too much open space for Russia empire hold on
She didn’t see in the future that be reality show US president vp caindate, Alaska US Freepers LOL!
Cathy the Great mess up on it
~Amazing that Russia, as gigantic as it still is, at one time had huge Alaska.~
LOL. Also Northern California, not to mention Finland, Poland, Ukraine, South Caucasus, Mongolia, North Korea and North Iran.
Between 1540s and 1910s Russia has expanded at average 50 square miles daily.