But Russia also has enormous fossil fuel reserves. They just sold off a colony that was more expensive to guard than it was lucrative to exploit.

The first blow was the Alaskan gold rush in 1896.

now that Putin is getting his own personal bitch boy in office, maybe they can arrange something.

Before “Seward’s Folly” gets brought up, I invite you to watch this Premodernist video.

Part II is coming soon.

Old Mother Russia loses Eastern Siberia to it’s nursing neighbor China.

Well China’s gonna take it in 2077 anyway.