Russian Alaska:Impact on the RCW

Tsao

Banned
So suppose Russia never sells Alaska to the US, and keeps it up until the Russian Revolution. I imagine a large number of revoutionaries may have been exiled to Alaska, which could have an interesting effect. What impact would Alaska have on the RCW? What kind of war would be fought there? Would the Americans and Canadians invade? Or would the Whites flee to Alaska and set a Romanov up as the Tsar-in-exile? Thoughts?
 
This is pretty much the only outcome.

From what I remember, and this is likely highly inaccurate, but weren't the US/Britain keeping armed forces inside Russia proper? I think the revolutionaries would worry more about keeping Russia whole than the indefensible colony the Tsar should have sold.
 
The POD for that is in the 1860s so that in all likelihood butterflies away the RCW as we know it.

Maybe. It depends on what actually happens. After all, the purchase doesn't necessarily have to alter history that much. The OP supposes a history that continued on its destined path (destined being used for this instance only, mind).
 
Maybe. It depends on what actually happens. After all, the purchase doesn't necessarily have to alter history that much. The OP supposes a history that continued on its destined path (destined being used for this instance only, mind).

There are few DIRECT butterflies from it not being sold. Russian continued ownership of the Aleutians, one assumes, would have some small effect on Russo-Japanese conflict, but nothing major IMHO, since what effect did Kamchatka have?

By WW1, Russia would have a naval base of a secondary order in Alaska, and maybe a couple of cruisers there. Again one can't see this having any major effect on anything.

Even the Klondike probably is not that different, just under Russian auspices - the influx of settlers are the ones who get most of the money.

So, the question is a valid one.

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 
Top