the flag from russians to americans. in eight hundred sixty seven the ceremony for placing the russian colony under u.s. control was much more modest. the american government was weary of accusations that they had wasted a lot of money headlines was splashed across the newspapers scoffed at the purchase describing it as nothing more than a box of ice. rumor even had is that of the seven point two million dollars paid some two hundred thousand was given to senators in the form of kickbacks. but opinion. i deliberately steps were taken out of. swaying some sentences. after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russians were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation. check. what became of the money. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. was spent on the construction of railways. however the ship carrying the received for the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. like. most people in the lower forty eight. when they're here. i've actually had people. lived. here. few english words gary however doesn't speak russian my grandfather

the flag from russians to americans. in eight hundred sixty seven at the ceremony for placing the russian colony under u.s. control was much more modest. the american government was weary of accusations that they had wasted a lot of money headlines splashed across the newspapers scoffed at the purchase describing it as nothing more than a box of vice. rumor even had is that of the seven point two million dollars paid some two hundred thousand was given to senators in the form of kickbacks. but opinion. deliberate steps which they could have filled with hope of upswelling some sentences. received. in the pacific. like. most. people. here. few english. doesn't speak russian my grandfather passed away a couple of decades ago. most of. right after the peninsula was sold to the americans the village ninilchik was built on the sea shore all of the employees of the russian american company who refused to move to russia had been banished here by the u.s. government one of the older buildings is right down below us doesn't have a window in it is built in the old log dovetail design with the dovetail corners there are sever