The Journal Reading Library: Three Tales Of Russian-Alaska Relations

 COPPER RIVER COUNTRY JOURNAL 

The Reading Library: Russia & Alaska  

Stained glass window showing a reading library at St. Matthews Church in 
Fairbanks. (Glasswork by Debbie Mathews of Expressions in Glass)
Copper River Country Journal archives. 

FROM THE COUNTRY JOURNAL  October 25th, 2026 

Russia and Alaska have a long and often sadly uncomfortable history, with Russia a longtime and feared aggressor to its neighbor in Alaska.  In October, 2026, the Copper River Country Journal published three very different tales of how Russia and Alaska have interacted over the centuries. Two of these stories are about Alaskans fighting back against Russian overreach. The third shows a new dynamic between the United States and Russia. 

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