The First Russian Settlers in Alaska

The First Russian Settlers in Alaska

The history of the Russian colonies in Alaska in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries continues to attract the attention of researchers. However, the historiography tells us little about the first Russian colonists in the New World, or posel'shchiki (settlers) as they were called then. This...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Historian (Kingston) 2013-09, Vol.75 (3), p.443-474
1. Verfasser: Grinev, Andrei V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Colonies & territories
History
Migration
Russian colonialism
Russian colonies
Russian history
Settlers
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Zusammenfassung:The history of the Russian colonies in Alaska in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries continues to attract the attention of researchers. However, the historiography tells us little about the first Russian colonists in the New World, or posel'shchiki (settlers) as they were called then. This article is designed to fill the gaps in Russian and foreign historiography to a certain degree.
ISSN:0018-2370
1540-6563
DOI:10.1111/hisn.12012