What if Russia Kept Alaska?
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Published 2020-09-08
Russia was the first European state to colonize what we now call Alaska, but then they sold it to focus on other matters. Little did they know what the future would bring. So what if in an alternate timeline, Russia kept Alaska and invested in it more? Here is just one scenario.
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All Comments (21)
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To address the Mr. Z video thing. I dont really follow his channel, but this video was under production for a week and a half. Announced it on my Twitter a week ago. If you think somehow I miraculously can make these videos in like 6 hours I dont know what to tell you. Strange coincidence for us both haha
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I always wondered what the Cold War would be like with the Soviets in Alaska
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"No comrade, dont turn me into marketable plushie."
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The line “And we all know how Putin feels about lands that were once a part of Russia” hits differently now…
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"Alaska is part of Russia since ancient times" - Vladimir Putin, alternative timeline
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Fun fact: In Alaska, there is a city called Unalaska
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In an alternate world: "What if the Alaskan missile crises went hot?"
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"Comrade Stalin, what would you do with Alaska?" "Giant Gulag"
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"And we all know how Putin views regions, that were once part of Russia." BOY HOWDY DO WE!!!
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"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." - Alternate History Ronald Reagan on the Russo-Canadian border.
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Scenario 1: basically Alaska becomes Russian Taiwan?
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If Alaska was stull Russian territory during WW1, maybe the Tsar that was recently abdicated in 1917 would have fled via Train and then by Ship to Alaska where he and his family would have lived far more peacefully in exile before the October revolution. Maybe Alaska could have been called White Russia.
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Remember that episode of Cory in the House when he accidently gave Alaska back to the Russians and had to defeat their leader in DDR to get it back. Damn I miss that anime
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Fun fact: my hometown is where the person who purchased alaska is from! We are so unnotable that this is all we are known for :)
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This is an extremely interesting episode- the relationship between American and Russia would be dramatically different if they hadn't sold it. It's quite staggering how quickly the red army and the revolution spread through russia, and I wonder if the American/Canadian response would even have been quick enough to interfere in Scenario two.
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7:32 Bruh, this statement hits different now.
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Ice Road Truckers would be a whole lot more interesting with Russian truck drivers and vodka.
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I have a scenario: What if the Warsaw Uprising succeeded? I’m curious
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*Russia enters the chat* America: He's just standing there... MENACINGLY!!
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The 1st scenario would've made Alaska(or whatever they would call themselves) one of the most touristically active state today, the only remaining place where you can look at non-decadent pre-soviet architecture.
