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🇷🇺 #OTD in 1784, Russian merchant #Shelikhov founded the first Russian settlement on #Kodiak Island - it served as base of operations for explorers in #Alaska His business partner, #Baranov, later founded New Archangelsk on #Sitka Island - future capital of the #RussianAmerica https://t.co/7dmvJzZdGK — PolitiTweet.org