Russia's decision to sell Alaska was influenced by its financial struggles following the Crimean War and the desire to ...

The Viking boys earned just their second win of the season and the first by shutout in a 3-0 final in which three different players scored. The girls won 3-1 with two goals by senior Carly Schaad.

Seward’s Folly” — that’s what many Americans called the now gold-rich state on the distant northern edge of the continent for years. In 1868, they purchased it from the Russians for just $7.2 million ...

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which ...

LORD OF ALASKA: BARANOV AND THE RUSSIAN ADVENTURE—Hector Chevigny —Viking ($3). ALASKA UNDER ARMS—Jean Potter—Macmillan ($2). These two books reflect the fact that U.S. readers ...