The USA purchased Alaska in 1867 from which country?

Question

Why did Russia sell Alaska to the USA in 1867, what was the amount for which it sold and what was the rational for this amount?

Answer 1

Russia
On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.