Others jokingly remembered the remarks from right-wing US politician Sarah Palin, the former Governor of Alaska who once said she 'could see Russia from her backyard'. If you lived on Little Diomede ...

The Diomede Islands is a surprising example of US-Russia proximity ... a demarcation established after the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the US in 1867. The fascinating video gained massive ...

Across the water, on Big Diomede, we could see a white observation hut clinging ... that aimed to strengthen ties between Alaska and eastern Russia. As part of the expedition, he skied and ...