User blog comment:2303/Best timelines in this Wiki - in my oppinion/@comment-2303-20120619111643

About NW.

1) Russian population in Alaska to 1812 was only 400 inhabitants. Main part of them was not permanent settlers, but the RAC workers, who came to work on contract for 5-7 years, mainly as hunters, sailors and craftsmens. Agriculture was practically not developed, main part of food was game, fish and berries, coming as a tribute from the Natives.

The colony has experienced the need for iron (was imported from Europe), clay and bread (from California).

The entire infrastructure was built only for the extraction of sea otters. First paved road was build only in 1847. Medicine was represented almost exclusively by Orthodoxal priests and naval doctors

Natives rebellions were often, due to hard RAC regime.

And, how THIS territory can create an Empire?

2) POD is 1812, so, Napoleon's plans about future of Europe was not changed much. Really, if he capture Alexander, he can easy made him a vassal, but annexig of Russia means the new Guerilla, such was in Spain, but much more difficult to suppress - for ortodoxal Russian peasants, Frenchmens was the godless aliens, and resistance to the occupation would be great. Also, even Russia falls, UK stays, and could use the Ottoman Empire against France.

3) And why after the victory ower Russia Napoleon annexed his allied states, such as Prussia (especially since in OTL, at least, Prussians was basis of the army, which attacked SPb, and, Alexander would be captured by Prussians), Austria (he was married on Austrian princesse), Poland (poles was his true allies since 1797) and even Sweden?