Institution
Russian-American Company
The Russian-American Company was a state-chartered trading company that held a monopoly over the fur trade and governed Russian America from 1799 until 1867. Under managers such as Alexander Baranov it ruled from Kodiak and Sitka, extended its posts to California at Fort Ross, and forced Native hunters to supply sea otter pelts. Its role ended when Russia sold Alaska to the United States.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Russian-American Company. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/russian-american-company
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