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   From: os333@netc.eu   
      
   Governor Swill,    
      
   > Popular Legends and Hoaxes Related to the Sale of Alaska   
   > In Russian journalism, there is a widespread opinion that Alaska was   
   > not actually sold, but leased for 99 years, but the USSR, for certain   
   > political reasons, did not demand it back [ 27 ] . This version is   
   > also played out in Jeffrey Archer's novel A Matter of Honor. However,   
   > there is no real basis for these versions, since the 1867 treaty on   
   > the cession of Alaska to the United States of America was drawn up in   
   > its final form and does not provide for the return of the ceded   
   > territories and property [ 27 ] .   
      
   [27] is not a reference to "Russian journalism", it's a reference to   
   a known U.S. propaganda outlet, which is one of the promoters of the   
   popular American myth that suggests that there's a myth in Russia.   
      
   > There is also a popular legend that Russia did not receive the gold   
   > due to it under the agreement, which allegedly sank along with the   
   > barque "Orkney" that was transporting it during  a storm [ 27 ] [ 28 ]   
      
   [28] is also not a Russian journalism, it's a Russian-speaking Israeli   
   outlet, which as well supports the American myth suggesting there's a   
   myth in Russia.   
      
   The wikipedia is a misleading source in this topic.   
      
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