Oct 19, 2012 · Oil and metals magnate Viktor Vekselberg set aside business Thursday night to raise funds for, of all things, a California state park. The Russian billionaire told attendees at a black tie event at San Francisco’s elegant City Hall rotunda that the park, Fort Ross, holds a special place in his

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Fort Ross (Russian: Форт-Росс), originally Fortress Ross (Крѣпость Россъ, tr. Krepostʹ Ross), is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, in the United States.

The relationship between Russia and the United States may be fraught with tension, but one venture capital firm wants to help startups bridge the divide. Russia’s Fort Ross Ventures announced it had closed a $200 million fund for U.S. startups that are developing products and services in the areas

Russian America (Russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name of the Russian colonial possessions in North America from 1733 to 1867. Its capital was Novo-Archangelsk (New Archangel), which is now Sitka, Alaska, USA.

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Fort Ross Historic State Park is located in Sonoma County, California. In one location you have: Colony of Russian Empire, Kashaya Indian Territory, First California Windmill, San Andreas Fault Marker, Historic Orchard, First Eastern Orthodox Church outside of Alaska, and the list goes on.