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russia exploration of pacific northwest

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  • Pacific through siberia

    Russia explorers reach the Pacific through Siberia.
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    Vitus bering sent on voyage

    Vitus bering was sent on voyage by Peter the great to see whether Asia and the America were connected by a land bridge.
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    Russian colonization of the Americas

    This is the amount years russia was a part of North America.

  • Alexander Baranov

    Alexander Baranov's first attack was to move the Shelekhovs settlement to Kodiak.
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    Shelekhov's grant.

    Shelekhov set out for Russia seeking a grant to his company. Unsuccesfuly.

  • Russian orthodoxe

    The first Russian orthodoxe missionaries come to alaska.