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Technically, it wasn't. Alaska was purchased by the US in 1867 from the Russian Empire [0]. The USSR didn't exist until 1922[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org
by InitialLastName 5y ago
Technically, it wasn't.
Alaska was purchased by the US in 1867 from the Russian Empire [0]. The USSR didn't exist until 1922[1].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union
- decadancer 5y agoWe were told in history class it was a 100 year rent, which technically would mean it belonged to USSR upon it creation, but it seems to be a myth