Ethnic Russians lived in Alaska when the United States purchased it in 1867
Historical records confirm that ethnic Russians, merchants, and colonial administrators lived in Russian America prior to the United States' purchase of Alaska in 1867.
The retrieved historical papers document the Russian colonial presence, commercial activities by the Russian-America Company, and the subsequent post-purchase dynamics of communities with Russian ties in Alaska. The claim is well-supported by historical scholarship.
Norman E. Saul. California-Alaska Trade, 1851–1867: The American Russian Commercial Company and the Russian America Company and the Sale/Purchase of Alaska. 2018. https://doi.org/10.17161/JRAS.V2I1.7554
Paper [9] details the presence and commercial activities of the Russian America Company and Russian personnel in Alaska leading up to the 1867 purchase.
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A. Petrov, Yu. S. Egorova. New Documents on the History and Heritage of Russian America in the Fonds of the State Archive of the Kostroma Region. 2020. https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-0101-2020-2-615-626
Paper [10] examines archival documents concerning Russian colonization and the eventual transfer of Alaska to the United States.
Aglaia Gulakova. Shifting Identities: Alaskan Creoles and the Russian Orthodox Church in Post-Purchase Alaska. 2026. https://doi.org/10.30687/jomacc/2785-6046/2026/01/004
Paper [11] discusses the Creole and Russian-connected communities remaining in Alaska immediately following the 1867 transfer.
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