Today, be it a city or a village, the price of land is increasing rapidly everywhere. Everywhere in the world, people are investing the most in land. But do you know that there is a country which sold its land for a pittance? Yes, we are talking about Russia. Know when Russia sold its land for a pittance.
Russia
According to the information, at one time Russia had so much land that it was becoming difficult to manage it. Due to this, Russia sold a lot of its land to America for a pittance. This country is so big that if you travel from one end of it to the other, you will have to change the time of your watch 11 times. In simple language, you will have to pass through 11 time zones.
Land sold to America at very cheap price
Let us tell you that Alaska, once known as Russia’s paradise, is now a part of America. On 30 March 1867, America bought Alaska from Soviet Union. You will be surprised to know that America bought Alaska for just 72 lakh dollars i.e. 45 crore 81 lakh rupees. The idea of selling Alaska came to the mind of the then Foreign Minister of Soviet Union, Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov. It is said that the then President of America Andrew Johnson convinced Gorchakov for this. After this, Gorchakov put this proposal in front of Russia’s Czar Alexander-II and convinced him to sell Alaska.
The biggest country in the world
Russia is the biggest country in the world. This country is so big that only this country has 10 percent of the land of the entire earth. This country is so big that if you go from one end of it to the other, you may have to change the time of your watch 11 times. To make this journey, you will also have to travel by the world’s longest route train, which is called Trans Siberian Train Road. This train travels 9 thousand kilometers and passes through 8 time zones.
Alaska is a valuable land
It is said that Russia still regrets selling Alaska. The reason for this is the abundant oil reserves, gold and diamond mines present in Alaska. It is now called America’s ‘treasure’. However, the people of Russia were against it. But despite this, its Czar Alexander signed the documents to sell Alaska on March 30, 1867.
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