Life Changed Little on a Tiny Island Between Alaska and Russia
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2019
- While Alaska may be the biggest U.S. state, its population is one of the smallest in the country. Four-fifths of the state's territory can be reached only by air, and a lot of small towns would have been completely isolated were it not for small planes. The community of Diomede is on the island of Little Diomede in the middle of the Bering Strait, right between Alaska and Russia. Natasha Mozgovaya reports on what residents say life is like. Anna Rice narrates her report.
Originally published at - www.voanews.com/a/life-change...
I saw the islands on google maps and searched you tube. I can't believe people live there! Fascinating!
lol same
I did the same. Our curiosity brings us here.
@Mariah Fox
I found out you are wrong ‼️‼️‼️
These people are Eskimos, and Eskimos did not traveled down to South America.
Almost all Eskimos just went up to Canada.
East/ Northeast Asians, Koreans, Japanese, and Other mongoloids, traveled down to South America that’s why some Mexicans look like Asian.
I did the same. Also look up 'North Sentinel Island' near India.
same
Man these are tough people. God bless them all.
Don't brainwashed these people with your religious beliefs
Huevo Duro702 , Don’t be a drama queen.
God bless you too
@@HuevoDuro702 LOL, not exactly sure how that was an attempt to "brainwashed (sic) these people". I didn't see any hint of attempting to get people to change their thie religious ideologies, any more than if someone had said "Have a good day".
Allah bless them.
My family is from Mexico city and Puebla, Mexico and through Ancestry DNA ive found a few matches who are members of the Inupiaq tribe. They're 4-5 cousins from Barrow Alaska. I know our ancestors came from Asia thousands of years ago and became the indigenous people of the Americas. Unlike most Mexicans, my family hasn't mixed much. Im only 1% Spanish.
So you are 99% Native American or native Mexican? Or indigenous people on North america?
Could be otter hunters that Russians employed in early 1800s as far south as Mexico.
@@arktseytlinI agree, it was probably due to trade routes since native alaskans are more closely related to Mongols, native Siberians and Finns than native americans
@@badpiggies988I think natives that crossed the Bering Strait stayed in Alaska and Northern Canada and that natives in The United States, Mexico, central, and South America have always been there.
Hello Diomede from Texas!
why don’t ppl talk about how cool this is
1:11 just insane to think people settled there all those years ago and they have stayed since... a bunch of jagged rocks with barely any greenery in the absolute arse end of nowhere.
Because they didn't he world map like most people in the world.
They were born there, so they lived there.
Simple.
They didn't even know where their land was located in world map.
@@norpriest521 i was going to say the same thing. they didn't known they were in the middle of nowhere.
If it was allowed, it would be a nice workout to walk over to Russia and back
Humans amaze me. Life will live in any condition.
Well it's easier when you have a helicopter flying to you with supplies
@@leob4403 💀 they don't have that, they usually fish for food
I'd love to spend some time here while studying for exams. Away in a log cabin away from all the technology, people, and stress. This is a hermits' paradise. I'd love to feast on the fresh fish.
@bdullahai-shimri3091 Having peace is blissful.
Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭 I hope I go to diomede someday 🥰
Madaming pinoy sa alaska
This just proves the ancient links associated with Native russians (Siberians etc) & Native americans!! No wonder they once lived together!! Quite fascinating♥
...and you know what, we all came from Africa! Fascinating! /s
@@dannnsss8034 no we all came from star dust from an asteroid that is the truth
Weird term. They are native Siberians. Cause Russians (as nationality) are also native to their own country - just to European part of it.
@@erynn9968 well by Native russians I meant to say those who originally lived there ( the entire area of present day russia) including the native siberians, before the Europeans arrived!!
@@simiedulay I understand, this term just doesn’t make any sense. Not everything can be transferred from the US reality. There are Native Americans. But you can’t call Siberian nations Native Russians. Or call Tibetans as Native Chinese. Or Uyghurs as Native Kazakhstani. It sounds absurd in the Old World.
from terengganu malaysia...thk you about this story..
Crazy they how they can just put a military base there while people inhabit the land and do nothing for them
Right!?
That was on the other island, the one owned by Russia
It would be pretty rough to live a vegan lifestyle over there, wouldn't it?
To live any lifestyle you mean?
@@joshuatraffanstedt2695
Provided they have a stockpile of necessary provisions and the infrastructure is maintained as far as utilities by a handful of essential, they could live a sequestered indoors, only leaving when absolutely necessary, they could survive for sometime. It's fairly sustainable on a very temporary basis. At the time that I commented, it didn't seem like much of a "lifestyle", but in April 2020, it sounds very much like the norm, in Alaska and just about everywhere else on earth. Don't you agree?
palabrajot505, to quote the great philosopher, Boris Badinov, "You got that right, kiddo!" : ))
lmao found the boomer
Too many of us spoiled "mainlanders" don't understand that "being vegan" is a LUXURY
Amazing content!
Lovely
Greetings from Peru!!!
Hello Diomede from Puerto Rico! Hola a Diomede desde Puerto Rico!
love from california
Love from Bangladesh
Amaaaazing! Me wanna go! Lets go everyone!
lol
I wonder if someone at VOA saw this on Atlas Obscura recently. That's where I saw it.
There are mosquitoes on such cold area?
I was wondering about that one, too. Any place I've ever lived, once temps drop under 55, the mosquitoes disappear.
According to Wikipedia, avg summer temps are 40-50F....
I remember hearing a story about two prisoners who escaped in the summer in Alaska from prison after a week they gave themselves up they were bitten all over by mosquitos , it must only be in the summer that the mosquitos thrive I suppose
Mike & his Mechanics! :D
I was scrolling the comments to see if anybody else noticed. Well done!
Nice
Nossa parece um lugar adorável eu queria muito morar la bejo deomedes Froom brazil
Friend, I'm from Russia, Chukotka. It's through the Bering Strait. You won't like it here after Brazil.🙂🤝
Also there are towns like this way. without hospitals, malls, big stores, discotheques. It’s called Tepatlaxco in Mexico 😅
problem is that people in usa think that mexico is in europe :D
@@Schweizerleague Nah, only the stupid people would think that
@@Schweizerleague cap
@@Schweizerleague you're a blunt object, aren't you. I'm an American and my geographical, historical, and cultural knowledge surpasses yours 1,000,000 times. America is a large nation of 350 million. There are plenty of idiots. But we also have some of the most intelligent people on earth. More than your country. Stop the stereotype, and you're a fool
Problem is reaching there is a very difficult task having to face and cross so many narcos and smugglers on the way.
I’m gonna visit there one day
How the hell can you visit??
There is no hotel or sewage, you want to bust in some of these people's homes and sleep on the couch?
There is no bar or restaurant, you want to randomly eat in people's homes?
If you look at the video it says that even the guy with the helicopter that flies there twice a week is "welcomed" by the locals but doesn't stay there more than a couple of hours and leaves.
@@ClaudeMagicbox Yes he can, I plan it too. From France, Europe, where I live actually, but of serbian origin and residency also. Via Russia or via USA, first to prepare my trip. I have 2 passports that require no visa from both countries. With little luck in winter, I can try to walk from Little to Big Diomede without legal issues from my fellow orthodox russian brothers since I own Serbian passport and get back to USA (Little Diomede) since I own French passport too. That would be trip of my life. Celebrating New Year several times on Dec 31st and Jan 1st :) Imagine you do this on 31.12.2000. to 1.1.2001. - walking into 3rd Millennium and back to 2nd several times, moment in history ! Will prepare copy of fresco of Saint Diomede from only Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos (monk state with 16 orthodox monasteries with some kind of autonomy inside of Greek republic) to share it with locals. We will have so much to say each other, long live bridge over USA and Russia, peace and love inside one and only race on planet, human race. Diomedes will change their name to NOKIA - connecting people (and "enemies", countries, continents, cultures and most important - Inuk people to whom both islands and regions around belong to).
I would love to move to little diamond in Alaska but unfortunately I'm stuck in West Virginia
I take MY HAT OFF FOR THOSE PEOPLE LIVING THER WAY OF LIVES 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏RUSSIA HAS MENNY REGAINED LIKE SIMULAR GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM.
From Melbourne with loves.
🇯🇵 greetings world in comments
Can somebody please tell me why The Voice of America still exists? And why is Radio Liberty part of it?
Wasn't aware that Mike & The Mechanics also flew the helicopter
love from pakistan
Lov u
Between border do they have immigration officer?
Someday they will be on a tropical island
@fourspeeds Maybe they DON'T any others to come there and disturb the peace with their negative hateful evil ways!
Editing is a little off. Robert's dialog does not flow well.
Your audio is way to low
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SAHIL ROHILLA 🇲🇦
Are there even trees?
Nope, just a bit of moss, lichen, and other hardy primitive greenery.
Both islands are over the North American Plate, so Russia has territory in 3 continents.
Does Diomede have grocery shops?
No, but amazon delivers there.
u can ask to deliver a small package for only $7 OwO and $0.35 for a mail xD
Must be cold
Anyone else didn't know that Alaska was up in Canada and that it was so close to Russia? Now I'm learning that you can technically walk 4 km. from U.S. to get to Russia, this is crazy
yep you had to going to school :D
Two questions 1. Where are you from and 2. We're did you think Alaska was?
@@deannelson9565 well on a bunch of US maps, they shrink our state and put us by Hawaii so some people out there actually think Alaska is a small island near Hawaii
Dene from canada . Same lifestyles
i wonder they get internet
What if any medical emergency happens? Thats the only problem i see.
2:30 why is this fellow speaking English with Greek accent ?
Yeah this global warming is crazy man it was like zero degrees in Pennsylvania the other day with snow felt like February and it's only November Big Time climate change it's getting colder
Yeah watch Tony Heller, despite what you think winters are getting colder while summers are near the same
Itsromeytoor I would love it here in Dubai. Also send some clouds with the cold weather so it snows.
@@humble2246 winters are definitely not getting colder where I live
Big Diomede island looks like a rib-eye steak 🥩, from a birds eye view!!
Mosquitoes all the way up there?? Geez!?
Mosquito survive there and so it is not cool especially during summer.
I can't believe US govenment doesn't give much with the people living in that Island. With ove 26Trillion economy.
There's still mosquitoes near there? God is cruel
They were born there & know no other life...I bet If some ever got to leave, they would stay gone...A place with no trees or plants? That place looks miserable.
Well people live in Phoenix so
So you see how idiotic Putin's claim that NATO is closing in on Russia. The US and Russia have been very close neighbors for well over a century.
voice of India
Y A india?
all i hear Russia bad US good >_> wtf where the news part was ???
Ага америка прям святая невинность.
Совершенно верно. Особенно при СССР. Теперь могут жители островов встречаться. Раньше советские сразу в тюрьму сажали за переход границы на три года.
yep i m not from russia and not from usa but i think usa is doing all news like a movie :D i dont believe to all russian news too, but i hate people that are like "usa usa" its fucking shit. as you seen on this video that guy was talking english it means he know even 2 languages and i m pretty sure that theres no problem to move to other russian cities to buy everthing they need.
@@Schweizerleague This is what we call "patriotism". I agree, its fucking annoying and cringe
As an Alaskan, yes, Russia bad. We were never part of Russia. I’d like to see Russia actually follow through with their threat to invade us and take us back by force when we were never theirs, let them try, they’ll soon learn their mistake
No Starbucks!? 😲
The guy speaking looks like a PS2 character
John 3:16
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[23]For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.1 Corinthians 15:1-4
[1]Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
[2]By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
[3]For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
[4]And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:Acts 16:31
[31]And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.John 3:36
[36]He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
I See the Video from Germany
At least they don't have to deal with protestors or stupid evil government that have a negative affect....seems to be peaceful in that aspect....but must weather the harsh conditions. So give up one for the other...more peaceful and harder life (or) chaos surrounded by a broken evil system with harder life....to me having peace is best for the soul and were there is a will there is a way.
I wouldn't last a day there I'll probably go insane and starve to death
@bigduckdirtyshame5125 Where there is a will there is a way.
These people are seriously crazy, I've looked at videos and aerial photos of "Diomede city" and it looks like a slum full of wrecks, broken things strewn around and piles of garbage simply lying around here and there.
I also wonder how they dispose of human waste: there is no sewage system so probably they throw buckets of shit and piss into the see in the warm season and just keep it in the homes in the cold season as the entire area freezes and there is ice all around for miles (actually the sea between the two islands used to freeze completely up to some 30 years ago and it was possible to literally "walk to Russia").
If they make holes in the ice and put the shit there once the ice melts they'll have shit mounds all around the place or simply floating in the sea.
And I can only imagine the inbreeeding...
So?
You have a great point! Maybe there could be something done to address this issue. And considering the tensions with Russia, the island could be an advantage somewhat.
БОЛЬШОЙ ОСТРОВ ЭТО ЗАМОРОЖЕННАЯ КУЧА ДЕРМА. ИНДЕЙЦЫ НАСРАЛИ 1000 ЛЕТ НАЗАД, И ПРОИЗОШЛА КРИСТАЛЛИЗАЦИЯ ДЕРЬМА В ГРАНИТ.
Who pays for the helicopter?
immigration problems
zero
@awd protege nice joke, made me laugh
because i know you are not crazy!
@TBgunsandbutter Like your sarcasm, but it would be AWESOME to NOT have that issue. 😃
@stennablue8620 hey, i'm with you
I wonder what the alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide rate is in this horrific, depressing place. High, I would imagine.
That's sarcasm then?
White males have the highest rate of drug related deaths in the US. Maybe avoid that topic if you want to feel some kind of superiority over others
@frisco21 They are all focused on how to survive instead of the negative evilness. Hope they remain to keep the evil OUT!
PUWEDE
Did that guy just say that they hunt polar bears? :(
Stop relocation of native
This is what happens when you get Colonized
wale hunting ??????
Man said they hunt polar bears in the winter
@AK-ow8zn At least they are (focused) on something more than trying to tear a country apart.
Why are they killing the polar bears? Someone get them a freezer
thumbnail man is typical fillipino
He sounds like an Irishman
Chinese people between Russia and USA.
Lol what? That’s most ignorant comment I’ve ever seen. They are Inuit.
@@themaus3847 People don't even know where that border is, This can't be the most ignorant comment.
It was joke btw
@@themaus3847 You're that kid at school that doesn't know jokes exist and take things literal.
FreshFlex that didn’t look like a joke at all....
@@themaus3847 It did lol. You just don't know jokes exist.
alaska is Russian territory. No king can sell the people land.
It was never Russia’s land to claim in the first place.
Much of Alaska is Alaskan Native territory. Sovereign land owned by sovereign tribes. Russians never lived here or colonized here, they never conquered us for our lands. Most Alaskans didn’t even know Russians existed in those days because they hadn’t even contacted many Alaskans at all, they hadn’t even discovered most of Alaska by the time they sold it to the US.
A couple hundred Russians did some trading of pelts and animal skins with the few Alaskans they actually came in contact with and nobody even knew they claimed the territory. Alaskans never gave ownership to Russia and Russians never defeated us for that ownership. It was never theirs. Alaskans never recognized them as owners, let alone knew they even wanted it. It would be like me flying to Russia on a business trip and just claiming Russia then selling it to another country when no Russian even knew I claimed it, let alone agreed that I was the owner.
Now you see why the US called the deal “Seward’s Folly,” they bought something from Russia that didn’t even belong to Russia, and this is why Alaskan Natives actually have strong land claims unlike the lower 48 Native Americans who were conquered and colonized
@@PlayshotKalo Alaska was still conquered and colonized, and Alaskan native tribes have just about the same right to land claims as the mainland native tribes. The Alaskan natives refusing to fight for territory they believe as theirs is instantaneous surrender of said territory. If I were to claim Russian land and sell it on behalf of a foreign government, what would happen to me? I'd be put in in jail for the inherently aggressive action that is. War isn't innate to the conquering of a territory, It's just the assumed action a peoples would take when being aggressed upon, which the Alaskan natives did not.
The majority of Alaska is now inhabited by European-American's, you don't call that colonization?
@@benj8242 show me when I’m history Russia actually conquered, warred with and colonized Alaska. I’ll wait
@@PlayshotKalo Russia conquered Alaska by claiming it and selling it, Americans colonized Alaska by buying it and settling there. The Native Alaskans didn't fight for their territory therefore its instantaneous surrender of said territory. The simple act of claiming the territory was aggressive as it invalidates the peoples sovereignty, there's simply two options after that which is war or surrender and they chose the latter, unlike the Mainland Native Americans who fought and through that fighting gained concessions from the United States such as the Native Territories.
If I declare your lunch mine and you do nothing about it then it's my lunch, uncomplicated as that.
Inbreeding anyone?
If the US is the 'land of the free' why alaskans are forbidden to visit Russia?
@Francisco81a It is fabricated....the US (pretends) to be free....but really it is according to who is in (control). The so called (US) is NOT home of the free and home of the brave, nor do they have a so called "American Dream" it is all a LIE! It is one of the most CORRUPT countries to live in under the (dictatorship) of the sneaky democratic party....they are so very evil and do NOT care about their citizens and they have NO morals, values, or respect.....it is ONLY about them and what they want....which is to tear down and destroy America!!