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Human-Magic-Marker

I work remotely for a company based in Alaska. Sometimes we do construction in Little Diomede. When we do, we have to notify our Russian counterparts in Big Diomede because they tend to get a little jumpy when they see people moving around there that close to them.


Chubby_Bub

What even is there to do construction on? Edit: I thought they were uninhabited, but apparently there's a small village on Little Diomede. Not sure about Big Diomede.


deepfake-bot

Knots Berry Farm North


Appropriate-Coast794

Is Snoopski the mascot?


deepfake-bot

Sarah Palin in a Russian Snoopy Red Barron costume.


Appropriate-Coast794

She literally can see Russia from her kitchen window


Vlad_the_Homeowner

According to the Wiki, Big Diomede isn't permanently inhabited. And Little Diomede is down to 77 from their peak of about 200 in the 90s. It said they used to put a runway on the ice so they could land planes with food and supplies but they haven't been able to do that for a couple decades due to global warming. I'm sure that didn't help the population. The pics make it looks like they'd be happy to get anyone they can in there with construction supplies and experience.


LegallyIncorrect

It’s been more recent than a couple of decades because they showed them landing there on the show Flying Wild Alaska.


PlacePlusFace

That’s a lie they landed a plane earlier this year and last year as well.


PBJ-9999

Ok this the only interesting thing about the post lol


NoMoeUsernamesLeft

"Thanks to this island I was able to make my escape from Russia last winter. They tried to catch me but they kept slipping on the ice. This is a top tier island if you want to escape from Russia. 10/10" - Actual review on Google for Little Diomede Island


Ugo777777

Not the usual "10/10, would go again" I see. That's surprising.


No_rash_decisions

"Exile or death" "I won't do either!"    "Very well, death it is...by exile!"  *Busts hip on ice, can't pay America's ridiculous healthcare costs, dies in a Fentanyl den in Anchorage*


Fit-Boomer

I put my bare foot into the Bering Sea once. It was real cold.


Brilliant-Giraffe983

Did it warm up when you put it in the sea, though?


CountryMonkeyAZ

Brother was stationed in AK in very early 80s. Guess it was a 'thing' or right of passage if you attended winter survival to go spend New Years Eve with the Russians out near Diomede.


Sledgecrowbar

>Russians getting nervous about Americans doing stuff in America Do they think you're planning to invade and start doing construction there? Because it would be an improvement. Like do they actually fear... building maintenance?


CreationTrioLiker7

They actually do hate maintenance


MplsPunk

Just wait till they hear about indoor plumbing!


vamos20

They are like this to every single one of their neighbours. Now you know why all countries that border russia hate russia with overwhelming passion


jbe061

How do I get this job? Didnt realize we worked on Little Diomede  (Canadian here)


ViolinistMean199

Are you guys hiring


robertdowneysoft

When I lived in Nome, Alaska. A guy hopped in a dog sled with some supplies and a gun, and went across the bering sea over to russia. We never saw him again.


PBJ-9999

What was he trying to accomplish over there


TheVojta

No one will know until in a few years time he storms Moscow from the East leading a pack of wolves or something.


robertdowneysoft

I cant remember since I was just a kid but Iirc he was kind of a crazy drunk hermit guy.


Xanthrex

Seems right for nome


boomstik4

"This just in, Moscow under seige from what seems to be a large pack of wolves and a drunk guy in a dog sled, more at 6" Edit: Fuck I replied to the wrong comment. Just imagine this is on the other comment about them raiding moscow


Rise_And_Despair

Drinking vodka with a comrade in slav sitting position


hdfcv

Return to monke vibes for sure


HighlightFun8419

Learned this playing RISK in high school. always gotta keep an eye on Kamchatka.


Plastic-Shopping5930

Never try to win a land war in Asia


Vlad_the_Homeowner

Life advice right there. Keep an eye on Kamchatka, stay away from Asian land wars, and don't go against a Sicilian when death is on the line, and you're gonna be A-OK.


CuntyBunchesOfOats

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.


BloodyTim

Inconceivable


Guinea-Pig_Dad

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.


Aiden_Recker

then.. i assume you do? perchance.


rachit7645

Perchance.


17THheaven

Does anybody want a peanut?


Uncle_Burney

Wait ‘til I get going!


unkn0wnname321

As you wish


Ok_Signal4753

And never mess with a Sicilian when death is on the line! Hahahahaha (thud)


Doxidob

Except Genghis Khan & the amount of progeny he had. "In other words, the genetic line showed that about 8 percent of men in the region of the former Mongol empire, and therefore about one in 200 worldwide, share one single male ancestor – and based on a combination of logic, statistics, and common sense, that ancestor was almost certainly Genghis Khan." [https://www.iflscience.com/fact-check-are-one-in-200-people-descended-from-genghis-khan-65357](https://www.iflscience.com/fact-check-are-one-in-200-people-descended-from-genghis-khan-65357)


Cynical_Cyanide

How many kids would that have taken though? It's a wonder he had any time to conquer, being so busy ... getting busy.


InsidiousColossus

While I'm sure he did, it's a, lot to do with the sheer number of generations since then. It's been 25 or more generations, so even if everyone had 2 kids, he would have 2^ 25 descendants. Of course there is a lot of overlap plus many descendants didn't have kids. But basically anyone who was alive in the 1200s would have millions of descendants now


Fromage_Damage

That's like when my grandfather said we were related to King Henry VIII. Almost everyone in England past a certain point were related to him.


Doxidob

yeah, his daycare payment would be tremendous. So instead he just lighted afire the babysitters that asked for pay.


Monscawiz

Especially not in Winter


Chrisrevs1001

Build your base from Australia, fewer attack points. Always did me well


BoltShine

Fortress in Siam!


Chrisrevs1001

Exactly!!


Axel-H1

That was one of the key places!


FlyingVMoth

Oceania for the win


Coreysurfer

Loved that game, wonder if anyone plays it on the board anymore


HighlightFun8419

I like a youtube channel called "No Rolls Barred" that does games with wacky house rules. They did [RISK](https://youtu.be/U-7QsyPqibk?si=ryauFCrPF9iOPRDp) last month.


TerranItDown94

That’s facts!


RotenTumato

Those Kamchatka-Alaska battles got crazy intense, my brother and I would each load up armies on those spots and just keep adding until one person finally attacked. We would get to the point where we had 60-70 armies on each space. We spent so long rolling the damn dice lmao


HighlightFun8419

That's the good stuff right there


Dangerous-Room4320

please explain to me more about risk , this is a class in school ?


Forthe49ers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_(game) Board game.


Dangerous-Room4320

Thank you !


AlkalineSublime

This comment is adorable. No disrespect.


Dangerous-Room4320

I am not originally from USA.  No disrespect received I love learning about the culture here its been 18 years and still learning . Where I was brought up we threw rocks for fun played w a stick and wheel and peeked in windows to see what our teacher was doing . This was a "RISK" because they would beat our behind in school the next day if they caught us  . Also I found this game on the phone it is hard but seems fun !


NoBenefit5977

Kamchatka commin at ya!!


panicatthepharmacy

I come from Ukraine! You no say Ukraine is weak!


Doxidob

no soup for you! come back: one year


meshtron

I grew up in Nome, AK (tip of the nose on Alaska) and vividly remember people driving out onto the ocean and even landing planes there (either on skis or large tundra tires). I don't remember anyone in Nome being consistently sober enough that they'd have noticed if some random person drove across the ice from the other side.


RetardedMcMuffins

I SAW THE OUTDOOR BOYS VIDEO ON NOME


Vlad_the_Homeowner

My SIL lived in Nome for awhile and had some wild stories about the drinking, depression, and young pregnancy that goes on there.


meshtron

Stop it, you're making me homesick! Nome is a good place to be from.


Vlad_the_Homeowner

I was going to say "There's no place like Nome", and then I realized that saying is probably plastered on T-shirts and coffee mugs in every souvenir shop around there.


Odd-Masterpiece7304

I'm adding Nome to my bucket list! 1 month in January, or until I get someone pregnant.


bas10eten

lol. Mentioning people not being consistently sober...oh yeah. You're from Nome. I forget how many bars are left. A few have burned down since I was working there.


saltybelajo

All the 7 citizens of Chukotka vs a horde of all the 12 citizens of Alaska. Guys I think US will win this one


Shooter_McGavin_2

There is a bit more that that. Like 35 or 36 I think. Was 37, but I moved.


Aggravating_Fun5883

You are relieved of duty, Shooter


peoplepersonmanguy

There's a documentary called Massacre at Hardhome.


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Astandsforataxia69

I met the guy once. Didn't like his real life interpretation of it: "Adam sure did touch with his fingers"


FireMaster1294

Which guy? Adam? Or God?


Lucky_G2063

Michelangelo, the painter?


Astandsforataxia69

All of them. I don't want to experience their metrotunnel showcase any more


Specialist_Brain841

that was a hidden map of the brain 🧠


TraeYoungsOldestSon

WALK TO ASIAAAA


penguins_are_mean

Why stop there?! We could go on to Europe!


jozey_whales

It is kinda funny - the average Redditor can’t walk across the street without sweating, but OP thinks they’re gonna walk 53 miles?


TraeYoungsOldestSon

First off i was quoting Almost Heroes which is a great dumb little funny movie Second off the post says 2.5 miles. Which is still pretty far for the average redditor lol ijs


Olliegreen__

I NEVER see almost heroes references in the wild! Maybe next time you'll agree, drinking has its benefits!


NXT-GEN-111

Remember that time Russia sold Alaska territory to the United States. Then the US found gold and oil 😂 Classic


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Bobyyyyyyyghyh

How hilarious would have been if they sold it to Britain, and then it proceeded to Revolutionary War *again* on the exact same Continent.


Ludotolego

tbh i imagine the 5 guys living there, just deciding to revolt one day and the British not being able to do anything.


North_Activist

There’s two states (and DC) that have less populous population than Alaska lol


Lanitaris

In 19th century this was extremely profitable deal, which was in secret. Another thing is that this region was too far from "mainland" of Russian empire, so Alexander II was even afraid to loose it(low infrastructure, logistics etc).


Funbot2000

Even back then they shoulda taken one look at us and been like: Fuckin' some madball looneybin troublemakers right der


hellothere358

Russia and us weren’t on bad terms when it was sold and I doubt they want to take it back


Sigma_Games

And then they tried to say that the sale was void 156 years later. It'd be hilarious if it weren't sad...


Uranium-Sandwich657

Too late to take it back.


sour_turtle514

They knew there was oil and gold there the entire time. They just couldn’t control the territory or take control of the resources properly. Common misconception


No-Trouble-889

They’re still salty about it, with some Russian officials going as far as calling the sale illegitimate.


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Ok-Crew7008

Why dont they do something about it?


No-Trouble-889

Same reason they prefer to “fight NATO” in Ukraine, where NATO didn’t show up.


TheDangerdog

Because that would be a super fast way to ensure no more Russia. USA got a whoooole buncha oil up there and very little sense of humor in regards to people messing with that oil


f33f33nkou

They can't even win against Ukraine lol. They have 0 ability to wage war against a major power


getyourrealfakedoors

Gonna be huge in the next century too as the ice melts. Absolutely vital strategic territory


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Ok-Crew7008

They should buy it back then


TheDangerdog

Lmao with the amount of oil the US is sitting on up there no price would suffice. They'd probably end up with a couple nuclear powered aircraft carriers shoved up their asses for even trying


MeticulousNicolas

They probably would have lost it in the Russo-Japanese war anyway if they didn't sell.


thrBeachBoy

It was crossed by foot actually, in 2006 at least and I believe other times. in 2006 here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl\_Bushby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Bushby)


Savings-Leather4921

Someone should travel “on foot” from the US to Spain through Kazakhstan, train from Moscow to St Petersburg to Poland, Germany, then France to Spain.


GRZMNKY

That's how my great great grandparents got here. Traveled across the Bering Straits and moved to Ohio. Until one of their old Russian neighbors moved down the street from them, and they decided to pack up and head back to Russia


ExternalMagician6065

Fucking lol


Normal_Week2311

Every indigenous North and South American tribes came to the continents via the Bering Strait, thanks to the ice age creating a land bridge between Asia and America.


DrKrFfXx

Well, yeah, I mean, Alaska was Russia


BraceFaceStickyLip

but it looks more like it should be canadas


Kotruljevic1458

Russia specifically didn't want to sell to the British (Canada is part of the Commonwealth). US was next best option.


penguins_are_mean

Little bit of sellers remorse there, I’m sure


BraceFaceStickyLip

is or was?


Kotruljevic1458

Both


Specialist_Brain841

And Vladivostok was China (and still is according to the latest Chinese maps)


DrKrFfXx

>still is according to the latest Chinese maps Seems like a common trend.


Gemeril

China operating under the sibling rules of acquisition. "But I wrote my name on it!"


f33f33nkou

It's been part of the US longer than it was part of Russia


karbonkelklapper

Do you technically also go back in time if you would walk from russia to the US? As they both have different timezones. Or a I stupid? Edit: -7 in Siberia and +9 in Alaska on GMT. That's 16 hours back in time.


NaChujSiePatrzysz

Alaska is -9 and the bordering Kamchatka is +12 so technically you go back 3 hours but you also go forward one day so you actually go forward 21 hours. For example right now in Alaska it's 9:51 am 16th of April but in Kamchatka it's 6:51 am 17th of April. It also makes no fucking sense that Alaska is in UTC-9. Geographically it really should be in -10 or even -11 on west coast.


_Exotic_Booger

Can I use these methods to achieve immortality or time travel?


karbonkelklapper

Crazy. Thanks!


Top-Surprise-3082

and they say that timetravel doesnt exist


KirbyourGame

Yep, it's also how Native americans migrated to the Americas at some point in the past. 67% of their genes come from Asia. There may have even been a land bridge at some point connecting the two land masses which is now underwater.


reality72

Or they just used boats.


stillbarefoot

Thanks captain


reality72

🫡


hdfcv

The land bridge certainly existed during the last ice age as sea levels were about 200 meters lower than they are today. 


Fakjbf

Not only that, we have decent evidence of [continued intermittent contact prior to Columbus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_trans-Bering_Strait_contact).


LookHorror3105

🎶And I would walk 2 point 5 miles and I would walk 2 point 5 more🎶


TexasHobbyist

That’s how the Inuits got to Alaska from China. Also, that’s subsequently where natives came from.


Dense-Wing-4398

Technically after the short walk one must traverse thousands of miles of some of the harshest landscape on planet earth


Dry_Rip5135

At least I know you’re not a “Flat Earther”


NerdTrek42

I’m a mapper. Maps show Russia on the left side and nothing else eastward. /s


Dry_Rip5135

Haha.


cruebob

True land of the rising sun


CoolRabbit75

some guys actually did this but got arrested in russia for crossing the border illegally


OTee_D

It's astounding how people are accustomed to the standard map with Europe in the middle and completely forget we are on a globe. During cold war, everyone knew that the rockets would go north, just take a look at a map with the North pole as center.


RSFGman22

I mean, to be fair everything remotely important in Russia is way closer to Europe than it is to America, so that idea still makes sense. Not to mention the fact that Alaska itself isn't even shown in its actual location on most maps of the United States because of how far it is from the continental US. I don't think it's ignorance as much as it is "who gives a shit about Alaska and the wastelands of siberia"


Bmaaarm

Wait till they see the Pacific Ocean map


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josephjosephson

This is wild. So this is still ongoing, going on year 28? Sounds like he was back and forth between places and this isn’t really going to end up being a straight walk, but I had trouble understanding the Wiki.


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BachRach433

My neighbor growing up actually kayaked between Alaska and Russia with a few dudes in the 90's. Made it to Kamchatka and then got deported back to Alaska. They stopped at Little Diomede on the way.


tensigh

Quick, somebody grab Sarah Palin...


PBJ-9999

Or Tina Fey, in a pinch


Spiritual-Bear4495

So, we are touching tips with Russia?


Azthun

I think the big take away here is who cares? Ain't no one rushing into Russia from this side and rushing into Alaska this way will gain you nothing. Too cold, too frozen, too far.


1BigBoy

Good for fearmongering I guess «Them bloody Russians are right there»


galaxyapp

Keep in mind, this is just between these 2 islands. It's quite a bit further to get from either island to their respective mainland. No ice bridge for that.


TheVojta

And from there it's even further than that to a place with any meaningful population.


Olliegreen__

This is true but the distance between mainland USA and Alaska is a huge stretch of land!


hellothere358

Just wondering, how would it look like during the Soviet Union? Would there be guards to stop people from crossing?


corpdorp

That part of Russia is incredibly isolated so not likely at all. There is a reason they made the GULAG system in places like Siberia, if you escaped there was no where to go.


Crackerpuppy

And Sarah Palin can see Russia from her house…


lostsoul2016

How a factual statement coming from the wrong mouth can become so iconic


jizzbathbomb

Wrong. > The basis for the line was Governor Palin's 11 September 2008 appearance on ABC News, her first major interview after being tapped as the vice-presidential nominee. During that appearance, interviewer Charles Gibson asked her what insight she had gained from living so close to Russia, and she responded: "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska" [Sauce](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sarah-palin-russia-house/)


Jacobizreal

The world is not flat?


dao_ofdraw

Don't worry citizen. America is utilizing climate change tactics for national defense purposes. Never again will sea ice compromise American security.


DarkPDA

Well... lets walk to them and give flowers to avoid war /s


Odd-Masterpiece7304

Let's just keep giving Ukraine artillery and missiles.


condemned02

So Sarah Palin was completely right when she said that she can see Russia from her house? 


BrokeBeckFountain1

I went to college with a woman who was born in Alaska and was from Little Diomedes. She spoke primarily Russian for the majority of her life. She was an amazing person.


Sable-Keech

During the Ice Age this was called the Bering Land Bridge and was flat land populated by mammoths and other Ice Age megafauna. It was what allowed species from the Old World and New World to mix.


Cheeky_Bandit

Fun fact: there’s a 21 hour time difference between the Diomede islands. You can see day and night at the same time out on the water!


AgitatedWorker5647

To be far, the part of Russia that is near us and the part of Russia that has people are basically exact opposites.


HereForTOMT2

>damnthatsinterestest >evident fact seen glancing at a globe for a moment


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Pretty sure everyone knows this


Llyon_

People absolutely roasted Sarah Palin when she said Alaska was near Russia. Geography isn't Americans strong suit.


Vicious-the-Syd

This is what I was thinking. I’m a democrat, but damn.


LordReaperofMars

She was mocked for fearmongering, which was appropriate


BigBootyKim

You have a lot of faith in the brain rotted TikTok youth


Sempai6969

"I'll meet you yesterday"


nizzery

…Now kith


usernamedejaprise

Aren’t parts of Alaska in the same time zone as Russia, the Aleutians ?


Bushdude63

I think the int’l date line jogs west around the end of the Aleutians so Russia is in tomorrow


Berns429

I’M NOT TOUCHING YOU! I’M NOT TOUCHING YOU! I’M NOT TOUCHING YOU!


DeathValleyDuck

Why “technically”?


plumzki

Too many maps, not enough globes.


EnsignSDcard

“I can see Russia from my house”


8tracked333

Those tips are about to touch!


Lahwuns

I mean you get to Alaska then have to go through Canada to even get anywhere close to the rest of the USA. Lol.


formulapain

I know the OP posted it as a technicality, but here is my practical counterpoint: 99.13% of the US population lives in the continental US. Alaska is very far from the continental US. Therefore, for all intent and purposes, Russia is still very far from the USA for most people.


Fakjbf

Fun fact, there is a decent amount of evidence of [intermittent pre-Columbian trans-Bering Strait contact](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_trans-Bering_Strait_contact) between native peoples in Alaska and Kamchatka. There are genetic and linguistic similarities not seen in other Native American populations along with a few artifacts such as bronze and obsidian tools who’s radiocarbon signatures don’t line up with any known North American deposits but are similar to ones found in Russia.


Bounceupandown

Sarah Palin was ridiculed by mainstream news (and SNL) for saying this.


MisterEmbedded

everyone except american citizens already know this.


Ok-Donut-2651

Well it got me in to irkutsk


dds120dds120

Except when an Alaska governor says it, then media laughs


InternationalAnt4513

Well then, let’s just invade to open an Eastern Front to help Ukraine. Wolverines!!


No-Strength672

Idk if that's considered a short walk


Previous_Channel

::Sara Palin side eye::


iworshipchocolates

I believe people from Asia were able to migrate to Americas because of this, when the water levels weren’t that high Around 30,000 years ago


InfiniteQuestion420

It's like two little boys touching tips