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Oregon Governorate
Орегонская губерния
Timeline: Russian America

OTL equivalent: Parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Governorate of Alaska
Flag of Oregon
Flag of Oregon
Location of Oregon
Location of Oregon
Capital Bogoroditsk
Largest City Vladikaskady
Language
  Official
 
Russian (de facto)
  Others English, Spanish, Ukrainian
Religion
  Main
 
Eastern Orthodox
  Others Catholics, Jews, Pentecostals
Ethnic Groups
  Main
 
Russians and Ukrainians
  Others English, Germans, Norwegians
Demonym • Oregonians (en)
• Орегонцы (ru)
Area 229,063 sq vrs
(260,688 km2 • 100,652 sq mi) 
Population 8,835,919 (2017 Census) 
Established February 10, 1841
Admission January 3, 1931
Time Zone AKEST (UTC-8)
  Summer AKEDT (UTC-7)
Abbreviations • AK-OR (ISO 3166-2)
• АЛЯ-ОРЕ (GOST 7.67)

The Oregon Governorate (Russian: Орегонская губерния, romanized: Oregonskaya guberniya), colloquially known as Oregon (Орегон), is a governorate of Alaska. The governorate is bordered by Columbia in the north, Baranof and Shoshone in the east, Mexico (Lago Salado and Vallejo) in the south, and Sonoma in the southwest.

History[]

Along with the Russian Empire, the territory of Oregon was also claimed by the Americans, the British, and the Spanish. In the aftermath of the Great Western War (1822-1824), the Russians emerged as the preeminent colonial power over much of the Columbia River. The Russian Empire originally used Oregon as a penal colony to secure these claims. This practice was later diminished as fur trading, mining, and rail transport would help to stimulate the area.

Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon

Snezhnaya Gora.

By the turn of the century, Oregon would become the epicenter of the Amerikanstvo Movement, which aimed for an autonomous and democratic Russian America. Though attempts were made by the Russian Empire to appease the Amerikaniks, Alaska would formally declare their independence in March 1917. Tensions with the government in New Archangel would later see Oregon (along with Columbia and Sonoma) secede once again.

Throughout the Alaskan Wars, the Republic of Oregon mostly remained peaceful and stable. Oregon would use this stability during the reunification of Alaska and assuring the establishment of a liberal democracy. The current borders of Oregon were established in 1946 with the separation of Baranof and Shoshone.

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