Even before California became a state of the USA, Russians, Americans and Native people lived and worked together, planting seeds of future peace and prosperity.
In 200 years of it’s existence, Fort Ross reflected many chapters of American histo recent decline of California’s economy.
In June, 2010, when Russian President Dmitri Medvedev visited California, the time was calling for an immediate intervention. Due toric Landmark.
A member of Russian President’s delegation, billionaire Vekselberg, signed an agreement with the State of California, which will provide critically needed funding – up to 1 million dollars per year.
Why does this place have so much significance?
Fort Ross is more than an symbol of Russian-American relations. It is an important landmark in the history of expansion of European civilization.
The Spanish expansion went west across the Atlantic Ocean and the Russian expansion went east across Siberia and the Pacific Ocean. In the early nineteenth century, the two waves of expansion met on the opposite side of the world along the Pacific Coast of California, Russia arriving from the north, and Spain from the south. The dividing line was the famous San Francisco Bay. The United States of America arrived in 1846 from the east.
The Russian managers were the first to Monterey in 1818, sparing the capital from disease.
The surrounding environment of Settlement Ross (1812-1841) was remarkably like it is torehouse on the south wall.
Population of the settlement varied over the years. The term “Creole” designated a social class comprised mainly of citizens descended from Russians married to Native Alaskans and Californians. This group formed a large part of the colony’s inhabitants. In 1836 Father Ioann Veniaminov recorded: “Fort Ross contains 260 people: 154 male and 106 female. There are 120 Russians, 51 Creoles, 50 Kodiak Aleuts, and 39 baptized Indians.”
Last Saturday of every month, Fort Ross becomes a site of a spectacular outdoor celebration of Russian-American culture and history.
Among many exciting activities, there is a liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral, Russian Music performed by Slavyanka Choir, Russian Folk Music and Dance, Musket and cannon demonstration.
Fort Ross can tell a lot of amazing sto love and respect each other, than being at war with each other.
It is from this lessons of histo the very first days of exploration of Pacific Coast by European civilizations.
In June, 2010, when Russian President Dmitri Medvedev visited California, the time was calling for an immediate intervention. Due toric Landmark.
A member of Russian President’s delegation, billionaire Vekselberg, signed an agreement with the State of California, which will provide critically needed funding – up to 1 million dollars per year.
Why does this place have so much significance?
Fort Ross is more than an symbol of Russian-American relations. It is an important landmark in the history of expansion of European civilization.
The Spanish expansion went west across the Atlantic Ocean and the Russian expansion went east across Siberia and the Pacific Ocean. In the early nineteenth century, the two waves of expansion met on the opposite side of the world along the Pacific Coast of California, Russia arriving from the north, and Spain from the south. The dividing line was the famous San Francisco Bay. The United States of America arrived in 1846 from the east.
The Russian managers were the first to Monterey in 1818, sparing the capital from disease.
The surrounding environment of Settlement Ross (1812-1841) was remarkably like it is torehouse on the south wall.
Population of the settlement varied over the years. The term “Creole” designated a social class comprised mainly of citizens descended from Russians married to Native Alaskans and Californians. This group formed a large part of the colony’s inhabitants. In 1836 Father Ioann Veniaminov recorded: “Fort Ross contains 260 people: 154 male and 106 female. There are 120 Russians, 51 Creoles, 50 Kodiak Aleuts, and 39 baptized Indians.”
Last Saturday of every month, Fort Ross becomes a site of a spectacular outdoor celebration of Russian-American culture and history.
Among many exciting activities, there is a liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral, Russian Music performed by Slavyanka Choir, Russian Folk Music and Dance, Musket and cannon demonstration.
Fort Ross can tell a lot of amazing sto love and respect each other, than being at war with each other.
It is from this lessons of histo the very first days of exploration of Pacific Coast by European civilizations.