AHC: Make Alaska much more ethnically Russian while still having it become an American state

So, this AHC is pretty simple: make Alaska stay largely "Russian" culturally and perhaps even linguistically, while at the same time having it still fall into American hands and becoming an American state (or possibly even several) by 1959.
I know this probably isn't very likely, but it's fun...
 
Would the Russians establishing a larger settlement in California help increase settlement in Alaska?

Oh, and....Visit Russia before Russia visits YOU!
 
By then it would be a US territory. But I've seen a thread discuss that too. There'd have to be a good number of settlers showing up to displace Americans.
 
Have gold discovered in the Yukon while it’s still a Russian possession, prompting significant Russian but also American immigration, then still have there be a Russian Revolution and have America annex it to keep the area from falling into the hands of the revolutionaries and to “protect the American population.”
 
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