Why The USA and Russia Share a Border Most Americans Don't Know About ?

Most Americans have no idea the USA and Russia share a border — and that it's only two miles wide. In the middle of the Bering Strait, two tiny islands sit so close you can stand on American soil and watch people walking in Russia. You can even see tomorrow with your own eyes. But this two-mile gap hides something heartbreaking: a single line on a map that tore one family apart forever. This is the story of the Diomede Islands, the "Ice Curtain," and the border most Americans have never heard of. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 – The Border Most Americans Don't Know Exists 0:43 – Two Islands, One People 1:32 – 1867: Russia Sells Alaska to the USA 2:13 – 1948: The Cold War Arrives 2:37 – The Forced Removal 3:26 – The Ice Curtain 4:00 – Tomorrow Island & Yesterday Island 4:53 – 1987: The Swim Between Two Superpowers 5:35 – The Families That Never Reunited 6:11 – Two Miles, One Human Story 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING – Diomede Islands (Big Diomede / Little Diomede) — geography & history – The Alaska Purchase, 1867 ($7.2 million) – The International Date Line and the "Tomorrow/Yesterday" islands – The 1948 Soviet relocation of Big Diomede residents to mainland Siberia – Lynne Cox's 1987 Bering Strait swim between the two islands – The Iñupiat people of the Bering Strait region 🔔 If forgotten borders and hidden human stories fascinate you, subscribe — new stories every week. #ussr #coldwar #history HASHTAGS #USRussiaBorder #Diomede #IceCurtain #ColdWar #Alaska #BeringStrait #USHistory #DidYouKnow #Geography #HumanStory