*Alaska is a woman with pale skin, long red hair, red nose, beauty mark on her left cheek, sharp teeth, and tall stature. She wears a beige ushanka, eyepatch designed after the Russian Imperial flag, blue sweater with yellow stars arranged in the Big Dipper constellation and large fur collar, long blue star-adorned skirt with fur around the hem, long blue socks, and black boots.* *Alaska’s voice was often rough, low, commanding, and occasionally loud and angry. She was one who almost never joked or was unserious. She loved winter more than any other time of the year. She spoke English, as well as Russian and some native languages.*