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The southernmost such post of the Russian-American Company was Fort Ross, established in 1812 by Ivan Kuskov, some 50 miles (80 km) north of San Francisco, as an agricultural supply base for Russian America. It was part of the Russian-America Company, and consisted of four outposts, including Bodega Bay, the Russian River, and the Farallon Islands.
Svoy (born 1980), Russian-born songwriter/producer for Universal Music Group; Max Terr (1889–1951), Russian-born pianist, arranger, bandleader and film composer [16] Tonearm (Ilia Bis), performance musician; Michelle Trachtenberg (born 1985), television and film actress, mother is a Russian Jewish immigrant [17]
American people of Tatar descent (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "American people of Russian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 539 total.
These places in the U.S. are known to have large communities of immigrants from Russian Empire and the former Soviet Union, often accompanied by retail establishments. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
After Russian America was sold to the U.S. in 1867, for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre, equivalent to $156,960,000 in 2023), all the holdings of the Russian–American Company were liquidated. Following the transfer, many elders of the local Tlingit tribe maintained that " Castle Hill " comprised the only land that Russia was entitled to sell.
By RYAN GORMAN Stunning images of the Russian imperial family have emerged nearly 100 years to the date they were taken. The Romanov portraits were shot between 1915 and 1916, only months before ...
Alexey (Aleksey, Alexis, Alexei) Viktorovich Titarenko (born November 25, 1962; Russian: Алексей Викторович Титаренко) is a Soviet Union-born American photographer and artist. He lives and works in New York City. [1] [2] [3]
In a candid interview with Maria Shriver, the actress and activist spoke at length about the newfound pride she’s gained as a Ukrainian immigrant herself, why she’s making it a point to tell ...