Tag: Fort Ross
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Picture Gallery: Fort Ross — Russia’s first outpost on the California coast
Fort Ross was an important center in bringing Orthodoxy to America. London Telegraph (click to see the gallery).
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Fort Ross: Russians to help?
Writing on Oct. 2 for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Nikola Krastev reported that in recent weeks Russian government officials — including President Dimitry Medvedev — showed strong interest in protecting Fort Ross from closure, a move that was feared when California went into another budget crisis. Fort Ross (the name is derived from “Rossiya”) is…
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Russian Orthodox history at risk in California?
The AP has a story about Fort Ross Historic Park under threat of closure because of California state budget problems. (HT: George M.) Nearly two centuries ago, Russian colonists selected a patch of sloping grassland along California’s rugged North Coast for a new settlement. It was from this spot about 80 miles north of San…