Alaska (Yugoslav Empire)

Alaska (: Аляска, Alyaska) is a western province of Canada is one of the eleven provinces and territories of Canada. At a land area of 2,109,374 square kilometers (814,434 sq mi) it is the largest province by area, with coming in second. Alaska is also the sixth most populous province of Canada, after but before.

Alaska began as a Russian colony, which was established and settled by Russian fur traders in 1784. The colony was purchased nearly a century later by the in 1878 and incorporated into Canada as the "Arctic Territories", which would remain the region's name until it was changed back in 1934. Following the, many Russians fled the Soviet regime and found refuge in their old colony due to the territory's shared language and history with Russia. As a result, the region saw a sharp rise in its population, primarily made up of exiled, , and Russians associated with the. The rise in Alaska's population elevated its status from a territory to a province in 1934.

With its language and demographics heavily-rooted in the Russia, Alaska is seen as the gateway to Russia's pre-Revolution past in terms of culture and society. The differences go so far, in fact, that Alaska is often referred to as the "black sheep of Canada", known for its incredibly distinct position in the Canadian social and political landscape. Like Quebec, Alaska has an active independence movement and has gone through multiple referendums, although all have been rejected as of 2018.