Comments on: Do the older generation of Alaskan citizens speak with Russian accents? http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm Find out about the Russian language online. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm/comment-page-1#comment-929 John Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:31:13 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm#comment-929 It may have been Russian territory, but how many Russians actually lived there? And how many of them stayed when it was no longer part of their country? It may have been Russian territory, but how many Russians actually lived there? And how many of them stayed when it was no longer part of their country?

]]> By: Kelly http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm/comment-page-1#comment-930 Kelly Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:31:13 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm#comment-930 No. I lived in Anchorage for six years, and everyone either had the standard American accent, a Canadian accent, or a slight French accent (if they were Canadian). Obviously, if I ran into any natives they would have a bit of an accent too, because of their native (no pun intended) language, but I never ever ran into anyone who spoke with a Russian accent. They would be Russians, not Alaskans. Edit: Consider also how many Americans came up to Alaska to seek their fortune. I'm sure "Lower Forty-Eighters" greatly outnumbered whatever other cultures lived there (native or otherwise) starting about the turn of the century. Edit 2: Also, I quote from Wikipedia: "William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, negotiated the Alaskan purchase in 1867 for $7.2 million. Alaska was loosely governed by the military for years, and was unoffically a territory of the United States from 1884 on." Even though it wasn't officially a state until 1959, we were there way before then. No. I lived in Anchorage for six years, and everyone either had the standard American accent, a Canadian accent, or a slight French accent (if they were Canadian). Obviously, if I ran into any natives they would have a bit of an accent too, because of their native (no pun intended) language, but I never ever ran into anyone who spoke with a Russian accent. They would be Russians, not Alaskans.

Edit: Consider also how many Americans came up to Alaska to seek their fortune. I’m sure "Lower Forty-Eighters" greatly outnumbered whatever other cultures lived there (native or otherwise) starting about the turn of the century.

Edit 2: Also, I quote from Wikipedia: "William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, negotiated the Alaskan purchase in 1867 for $7.2 million. Alaska was loosely governed by the military for years, and was unoffically a territory of the United States from 1884 on." Even though it wasn’t officially a state until 1959, we were there way before then.

]]> By: Dani G http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm/comment-page-1#comment-931 Dani G Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:31:13 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/do-the-older-generation-of-alaskan-citizens-speak-with-russian-accents.htm#comment-931 Of course not. There is no one alive today who was born in Russian Alaska. Of course not. There is no one alive today who was born in Russian Alaska.

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