There is nothing like life in Alaska.
The city of 83 people can view the border from the shore.
A resident told Insider that they were safe as long as they slept well. The eyes and ears are kept.
Geographic relations between Russia and the US are often seen through the lens of geography, with both countries projecting power across multiple time zones.
As the world's two biggest nuclear powers, and as Russia's offensive against Ukraine enters its sixth month, fears of an armed conflict evoke images of long range missile strikes and proxy wars in far flung regions, or for Baby Boo
There are Americans who can see Russia from their homes.
"We're the back door of the country, instead of the front door," Edward said in a phone interview.
Russian troops on Big Diomede Island will shout in English at boats that are too close to their shoreline. They have been known to fire off the occasional warning shot.
"We're safe, as long as we sleep good at night," Soolook told Insider, noting that life hasn't changed much since Russia invaded Ukraine. The eyes and ears are kept.
According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 83.
A small Russian military base and a crashed Soviet Li-2 aircraft can be found on Big Diomede Island.
Both islands have clear views of each other and the Alaskan city faces directly across towards the cliffs of the bigger island.
Most Americans don't know much about little Diomede. In the last few weeks, that has changed a bit.
A post by map_nerd about the islands has more than 1.5 million likes on the social media app, making it one of the most liked posts on the app.
The best way to travel there is via virtual travel. Unless you charter or take a boat when the ocean is not frozen, there is only one way to get to the island.
There are helicopter flights to and from Nome on the western coast of Alaska.
After a storm broke up the frozen landing strip of the plane, it ceased flights to the island. The company hopes to resume service in the future.
According to Alaska Magazine, this is the first time in the history of the islands that the year has stayed the same.
Opik Okinga told the magazine that "climate change is real and it is demanding that we the people must learn to live around new seasons, weather, ice conditions, and even the loss of our culture" The practices that our ancestors gave us to survive will soon be forgotten.
The Ingalikmiut people have lived in the islands and surrounding ice sheets for more than 3000 years.
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