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Was the USSR after WWII larger than the Russian Empire with Alaska?

Question by : What was larger the USSR after WWII or the Russian Empire with Alaska?
So what was bigger the Russian Empire at it’s largest extent or the USSR at it’s?

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Answer by Phil A
The Russian Empire with Alaska, or as they called it Alaskaya.
Alaska is 663,000 square miles, and the only territory the USSR gained was Turkmenistan which is 188.000 square miles in 1917 about the time the USSR was established.

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  1. Sean F says

    Russian Empire.

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  2. Jogitta says

    Russian Empire with Alaska covered 23,700,000 sq km in 1866
    The USSR – 22,402,200 sq km in 1990
    So the Empire was a little larger by the terms of area.

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