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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian nationalists want Alaska back, and they want Putin to take it by force
Americas purchase of Alaska in 1867 was a bizarre land deal between two countries. It was either hated or ridiculed across most of the world. But now, Russian nationalists want their long-lost icebox.
Yes, really. Russian nationalists are saying that Putin should come home from his Alaska visit with a very imperial present for the Russian people. They either claim the land of Alaska was leased, not sold, or that a Russian diplomat bribed American lawmakers, or that the Russian Tsar didnt follow the law of the sale, or some other excuse.
We cant wait to see how the Alaska population, which is now over 50 percent made up of Americans descended from Western Europe, would react to suddenly becoming Russian. Surely all those bear hunters who are accustomed to their right to bear arms would happily become constituents of the Russian bear and would welcome Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bombers on their airfields.
The Russian Empire
Its rarely on Americans minds that Russia used to have an impressive empire, mostly because Russia has been a totalitarian bogeyman or a socialist joke for nearly all of living memory here in the States.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/russian-nationalists-want-alaska-back-140715249.html
This is what happens when one consumes too much alcohol.

bronxiteforever
(10,745 posts)from South Carolina, West Virginia and Ohio up to defend the border. They apparently are going to have training destroying an entire US city businesses and all.
Attilatheblond
(7,099 posts)The US military is a bit stronger and bigger than Ukraine's and Putin has his hands full just barely staying in that battle and has had to import fighters from vassal nations.
brush
(61,018 posts)JBTaurus83
(614 posts)A quick way to turn Moscow into a pile of dust.
Vinca
(52,621 posts)quakerboy
(14,511 posts)IzzaNuDay
(1,085 posts)Since they seem to like autocracy?
Carve up the US like the day after Thanksgiving turkey!
Deep State Witch
(12,145 posts)I mean, they're such rugged in-duh-vidualists up there. Maybe they'd elect Lisa Murkowski as governor?
Honestly, if I was an Alaskan, I'd be petitioning to join Canada.
tanyev
(47,673 posts)and Donny will probably give it to him for free, with a giant red bow wrapped around it.