Glory of Russia
New Russia was a trading-post for furs and a penal colony established by Russians in 1796 in present-day Yakutat Borough, Alaska, United States. It was presumably named after the Joseph Billings ship Slava Rossii, or "Glory of Russia".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historical site
- Description: archaeological site and historic trading post in Yakutat, Alaska, USA
- Also known as: “New Russia”, “New Russia Site”, “Novarassi”, “Slavarassi”, “Slavorossiya”, “Slawa Rossiji”, “Yakutat Colony”, and “Yukutat Settlement”
Glory of Russia
- Categories: trading post, penal colony, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Yakutat, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Glory of Russia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “روسيا الجديدة”
- Belarusian: “Новарасейск”
- Bulgarian: “Новоросийск”
- French: “New Russia”
- Greek: “Νέα Ρωσία”
- Ossetian: “Новороссийск”
- Persian: “روسیه جدید”
- Portuguese: “Nova Rússia”
- Russian: “Новороссийск”
- Russian: “Славороссия”
- Spanish: “Nueva Rusia”
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