can Company. Empire fell with the decline of the 4. Distance from Russia—6000 monocultural economy—the searotter miles from St. Petersburg to Kam—that supported it. chatka—made it impossible for the . Company to compete with foreign Russia tried to exploit Alaska as traders more centrally located and an investment rather than as a col possessing the bases for a significant ony. The entire structure was based triangular trade. on furs, with great profits and small 5. In an effort to become more capital invested. No evidence of real self-sufficient and less dependent stability is to he found in the Russian upon Siberian distances, Ross Colony colonial policy. A transplanted culture was founded in California. The Caliof nomadism and ruthless exploita fornia colony was only partially suetion succeeded only as long the furs ccssful because of poor agricultural lasted. Almost no effort was made to location and a lack of agricultural intelligently adjust to the permanent heritage on the part of the Russian environmental resources of the coun colonists. try.