Timeline (Russian America)

1810s

 * 1812


 * March &mdash; A crew of Russian ships (lead by Ivan Kuskov:0:0) select an area north of as the future site of a Russian trading post.


 * August &mdash; The construction of Fort Ross is completed. Kuskov persuades many of his men to write their family to come to the settlement. The news spreads across the Russian Empire, leading many to consider the trek to America.

1820s

 * 1821




 * September 4 &mdash; The Russian Empire proclaims the Ukase of 1821:0:0, which extends the Empire to include all of the Pacific coast of North America north of the and the watershed of the . Great Britain, Spain, and the United States express their concerns over the move.


 * 1822


 * Unknown &mdash; Russo-Spanish War:0:0.

1840s

 * 1848


 * Unknown &mdash; The announcement of in northern Mexico:0:0 (Alta California) and Russian America (Oregon) leads to a rush of people to the region.

1860s

 * 1865


 * Unknown &mdash; Construction begins on a which will connect North America and Europe (via the Bering Strait and the Russian Empire).

1870s

 * 1872


 * Unknown &mdash; The British colonies in the Pacific Northwest are Columbia Purchase:sold:0 to the Russian Empire for approximately 9 million dollars.

1890s

 * 1898


 * Unknown &mdash; is discovered in the  region of Russian America.


 * 1899


 * Unknown &mdash; is discovered in the.

1900s

 * 1902


 * July 22 &mdash; is discovered along the  near modern day.


 * 1905


 * September 5 &mdash; The is signed between Russia:0:0 and Japan:0:0, ending the Russo-Japanese War. Russia gains full control over Manchuria:0:0 and ; and Japan seceding the  to Russia.


 * 1908


 * January &mdash; Russian America:0:0 gains independence as the Alaskan Commonwealth:0:0 (based on similar forms of government in Acadia:0:0 and Australia:0:0).

1910s

 * 1912


 * Unknown &mdash; Ross:0:0 hosts the, publicizing the development of Russian America (also celebrating the centennial of Fort Ross).


 * 1917


 * Unknown &mdash; breaks out in Russia, ending the Romanov Dynasty, and leading to the rise of . Alaskan Commonwealth:Alaska:0 breaks apart into two states (Alaska and Oregon).

1920s

 * 1922


 * Unknown &mdash; Four socialist states unite to form the Soviet Union:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:0.


 * 1923


 * Unknown &mdash; After years of fighting, the Alaskan Republic breaks apart into the Alaskan Socialist Republic:0:0 and the Democratic Republic of New Russia:0:0 (with [East] Yukon being claimed by both).


 * 1925


 * Unknown &mdash;.


 * 1929


 * September 26 &mdash; A coalition is established between Oregon and New Russia, with aims at establishing a union between the states.

1930s

 * Unknown &mdash; A constitution is ratified by Oregon and New Russia, establishing the Alaska:Alaskan Democratic Federative Republic:0.


 * 1934


 * Unknown &mdash; New Albion is admitted into Alaska.


 * 1935


 * Unknown &mdash; Sonoma is admitted into Alaska.


 * 1938


 * Unknown &mdash; Yukon is annexed as a territory of Alaska.


 * 1939


 * Unknown &mdash; Nushagak:0:0 is occupied by by Democratic forces. The Alaskan Socialist Republic is pushed into the where they establish the rump Komandorski Islands Crisis:Aleut Soviet Socialist Republic:0 on . The former territory of the ASR is annexed into Alaska.

1940s

 * 1940


 * Unknown &mdash; The United Governorates Amendment is ratified, dividing New Russia into the modern day governorates of Kenai:0:0, Kodaik:0:0, Sitka:0:0, Tongass:0:0, and Yakutat:0:0; New Albion into Columbia:0:0, New Caledonia:0:0, Charlotte:0:0, and Vancouver:0:0. Oregon agrees to secede half of its territory to form modern day Idaho:0:0. The territories of the former Alaskan Socialist Republic are divided into two (Bering:0:0 and Shelikof:0:0), with the disputed regions between the former ASR and New Russia becoming a "buffer governorate" called New Irkutsk:0:0. Bering and New Irkutsk are not admitted as governorates, but remain territories.

1950s

 * 1958


 * Unknown &mdash; As part of ongoing disputes over the, Alaska blocks off all Soviet connections to the islands. Fearing this as part of suspected plans in which Alaska would host American missiles, the USSR orders ships to retake the islands; leading to a nuclear standoff in the Bering Sea. World War III is avoided when the Soviets agree to leave Alaskan waters, and Alaska agreeing not to allow American military in the Catherine Archipelago.

1960s

 * March 27 &mdash; An and  devastate the Alaskan governorates of Kenai:0:0, Kodiak:0:0, and Yakutat:0:0; killing hundreds and causing billions of dollars in damages.

1970s

 * 1974


 * Unknown &mdash; Construction begins on a which will distribute oil from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Alaska.

1980s

 * 1980


 * May 18 &mdash; A magnitude 5 occurs at  in southern Columbia:0:0. The blast kills dozens and spreads ash across western North America.


 * 1989




 * March 24 &mdash; The oil tanker Exxon Valdez strikes a reef off the coast of Kenai:0:0, resulting in the across the sound and becoming the worst environmental disaster in Alaskan history.

1990s

 * 1991


 * December 26 &mdash; The Soviet Union:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:0 dissolves into 18 independent nations. The Russia:Russian Federation:0 emerges as the internationally recognized successor state of the USSR.


 * 1993


 * October &mdash; A coup removes Russian President .  emerges as the new leader of the Russian Federation.

2010s

 * 2010


 * Unknown &mdash; Vladikaskady:0:0 hosts the, becoming the first time Alaska has hosted the games.