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Geographically speaking, the nation of Russia occupies a large portion of the Asian continent. So, why are Russians considered to be European rather than Asian?

2006-10-04 03:06:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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From my understanding it is due to racial/genetic traits. Most of the population in Russia have traditionally been of Caucasian stock and for a long time that was an understood/implied division of the world. Another reason could be that Asia, which used to be called The Orient was commonly referred to as the Far East. Which, in the medieval period, was considered to be barbaric & almost mythical in origin. Russia was just considered to be in the north and really not understood to be all that big.
Mind you all this has been inferred in my studies, no one has ever come straight out and said thi, so I'm sorry if this offends you. .

2006-10-04 03:15:48 · answer #1 · answered by speranzacampbell 5 · 1 0

Only part of Russia is considered to be within the continent of Europe. There's no disagreement as to the fact that the far West of the Russian Federation is in Asia.

2006-10-04 03:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by bonshui 6 · 0 0

Because historically Russian people went out from Slavonic grope of nation and Slovenian are definitely European. But as you said there is a European part of Russia and there is an Asian part.

2006-10-04 03:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by katarina z 1 · 0 0

Georgia gaining understanding of Georgian is a important language to benefit. because the rustic that makes use of this language it truly is Georgia is nice allies with us. it could be difficult to benefit before each little thing in spite of the indisputable fact that it would change right into a lot less complicated in time. Georgia is a united states of america positioned below Russia, beside Turkey, and with Armenia on the bottom

2016-11-26 02:16:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

For the same reason they say there is an European contaminate. I haven't seen an ocean between Europe and Asia. White

2006-10-04 03:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Largest percentage of the population and the seat of Gov is in Europe.

2006-10-04 03:08:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

because it is run by the same white race that runs "the facts"

2006-10-04 03:11:11 · answer #7 · answered by SETH 1 · 0 1

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