Is the definition of a European true?

Question

I wanted to raise this question. Because usually bq european people mean all the people from Purtugal to Moscow Russia which needs modification after recent archealogical and genetic findings in Eastern Europe especially in Russia.



Genetics has shown that most of east european men (from poland upto russia) carry R1a1-M17 haplogroup at high rate( 50% ). The same gene R1a1-M17 is also present in the men of the Eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan equally at the same rate( 50%).

On the otherside the archaelogical findings in Russia (Arkaim archaelogical complex) and Ukrain (Kurgan culture) exhibit that these war culuters (horse culture) were of Indo-Iranians which is even today visible especially in Afghanistan.



I think the Eastern european MAN is a recent arriver ( few thousands years ago) than the western European MAN.
I think this may explain why Russians have entirely different views than Britishers or Americans on most of the issues since they have nothing in common. no common blood relation and no common heritage.
What is your point of view.

Answer 1

I'm European and don't consider Russians as Europeans.

And I think that the fact that Russians have different views from Americans and British people has nothing to do with their genes. It has more to do with history.

Answer 2

Your question assumes that being European is well-defined biologically. It is not. There is little to support sharp genetic boundaries between eastern Europe and western Asia (or between southern Europe and northern Africa, or between any other peoples who live close together anywhere else in the world). Given enough time, people tend to exchange genes with their neighbors (even though language and culture can certainly affect the rates). Put another way, Russians live closer to people in Afghanistan so they are likely to share alleles with people in Afghanistan (but also with people who live on the the other side of them: Poles, Scandinavians, Germans, Hungarians, etc..). No surprises there.
As for your last question: the idea that genetics per se has anything to do with one's views is certainly lacking any scientific support.

Answer 3

The cultures are very different so yes, we think differently. Interesting data you quote there. My daughter is 1/2 Polish, so she is maybe closer to a Persian than I would have thought. I am French and Irish.