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Alaska - the 49th and most Russian state of America. Russians sold it to the USA as an exhausted territory in the 19th century. Later, when oil and gold reserves were discovered here, Russian migrants started coming back. I traveled to Alaska to visit Old Believers communities and meet with indigenous people who practice Orthodox Christianity and look for their relatives in Chukotka. Let's see how Alaska has changed since the sale and how locals feel about the Russian heritage.

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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:08 We are in Barrow
00:04:59 Why is it so dirty here?
00:11:07 History of Alaska and its ties with Russia
00:13:28 Sitka, capital of Russian America
00:18:08 American attitude towards Russian history
00:20:15 Tourist center at the edge of the world
00:23:30 Russian Old Believers in Alaska
00:48:15 Taxes in Alaska and oil dividends
00:56:14 Life in Alaska today
00:57:36 Expensive groceries
01:00:13 Attitude towards Russians in Alaska
01:13:22 America's first Orthodox church
01:14:12 Differences between Chukotka and Alaska
01:16:15 Fairbanks: airplanes, lend-lease act and the ice curtain
01:23:32 Family reunification and cultural heritage
01:25:39 Conclusion