A monument to the governor of Russian settlements in North America, Alexander Baranov is pictured in the Alaskan city of Sitka, United States. Baranov was the first Russian governor of Alaska and the founder of Sitka city, the capital of the Russian colonies in North America, in the late 18th-early 19th century. His statue became an issue of controversy among Sitka activists amid a larger campaign in the US against monuments of Confederate generals, slave-owners and explorers.
- Package: US Russia Baranov Statue
- Categories: Politics, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Alaska, USA
- Event date: 09.07.2020
- Date published: 10.07.2020
- Author: Anna Vernaya
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1632x2388px, 1.8Mb
- Job-ID: 47fe42776c3820a9