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‘Russia’s Columbus’ Gets Double Acclaim

“While Columbus discovered America from the Atlantic, Bering was the first to discover the continent from the east, opening up the first white settlement of Alaska--the original Russian America.”

Then in 1867 Czar Alexander II sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million.

A major film is planned about Bering’s life, and two of his Russian descendants are attending anniversary ceremonies in Horsens this month.
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Bering enlisted in Czar Peter the Great’s Imperial Russian Navy at the age of 22, a young man in search of adventure.

“The Soviets see Bering’s voyages and discoveries as momentous events in their history, establishing Russia as a major Asian power and bringing it immeasurable economic benefits and influence,” Schioerring said.
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