United or Divided Twins? The Political Economy of Beringia

• Main Authors: Tussing, Arlon R., Tichotsky, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Russian Federation Printing Committee 2004
• Subjects: Chukotka; Juneau; Treadwell; resource development; post-Soviet Arctic regions; colonial relationship; Russia; United States; Arctic; Goldfields; Alaska; Beringia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12113

When the US purchased Alaska from the Russians in1867 it quickly stepped into Russia's role in the colonial relationship. The US exploited salmon as the primary base resource from about 1878. Gold was discovered in lode deposits in the 1880s in the southeast of Alaska (Juneau and Treadwell), ab...