The Diomede Islands located in the Bering Strait in Alaska clearly demonstrate the proximity between the United States and Russia. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
These two small islands — Little Diomede (US territory) and Big Diomede (Russian territory) — are only four kilometers apart. They are separated by sea waters and the international date line.
For this reason, one of the islands is called "yesterday" and the other "tomorrow." Approximately eighty people live on Little Diomede Island.
Their main occupations are fishing and hunting marine animals. The island has a store, a school, and several residences.
Big Diomede, on the other hand, is a closed area for living, where only Russian border troops operate. Previously, the inhabitants of these two islands moved freely, traded, and lived together as relatives.
However, in 1948, the Soviet Union relocated the population of Big Diomede and closed the border. This measure, known as the "Iron Curtain," also separated families.
Only in 1988 were connections briefly restored. Today, although political relations between Russia and the US are complicated, the Diomede Islands remain a vivid symbol of the historical and cultural ties between the two countries.
