For ten points, name this country whose American colonies, including Alaska, were founded in the name of the tsars.
This country owned a colony that expanded as far south as Fort Ross in modern-day Sonoma. In 1848, St. Michael's Cathedral was built in this country's colonial town of (*) Sitka. In 1867, this country received $7.2 million in a land deal orchestrated by Secretary of State William Seward, labeled a "folly" by his opponents. For ten points, name this country whose American colonies, including Alaska, were founded in the name of the tsars.
This country owned a colony that expanded as far south as Fort Ross in modern-day Sonoma.
Russian Empire (do not accept "USSR" or "Soviet Russia")