is russia in eastern europe?

Answer 1

I know its east of Poland and Germany...I would say, yes...

Answer 2

Part of Russia is in Europe and part of Russian is in Asia.The division is at Ural mountains. Russia is NOT part of Eastern Europe because Eastern Europe is usually defined as the area between Western Europe and Russia. So Eastern Europe is not the Eastern part of Europe, but rather the area to the East of Western Europe, but to the West of Russia.

Answer 3

Russia spans two continents - 'Western Russia' and the main westernised cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg are generally considered to be in Eastern Europe, but once you cross the River Volga towards the Ural mountains, you enter Asia. There is no specific border. Similarly, Turkey spans two continents, but does have a specific dividing line: Istanbul is half in Europe, half in Asia - the Bosphorous marks the divide between continents.

Answer 4

It is just part of Russia that is located in Eastern Europe.

One part of Russia is located in Europe, and the other part (east of Ural mountains) is located in Asia.

Answer 5

Russia is part of both Europe and Asia.

Answer 6

The western part of the country is in Eastern Europe, the rest of the country is in the Asian continent.

Answer 7

Russia west of the Ural Mountains is considered to be in Europe; east of that considered Asia.

Answer 8

Part is in Eastern Europe, part in Asia.

Answer 9

Well, Its quite an interesting question to me as I am semi-American, semi-Turkish, and have Slavic/Russian (Macedonian and Crimean) ancestors from both sides. The interesting thing is that Turks were long time enemies of Russians during the Ottoman Era, while Americans were fierce enemies thru all the second half of the 20th century.And add this my Russian heritage, I seem to be the enemy of my own... LOL. Of course I am the enemy of noone, just making fun of my cultural heritage and history.

Well, given all this, I believe I am most objective in evaluating the European or Asian cultural heritage of Russia, as both an insider and outsider.

Russia, for sure, is not "just European" or "just Asian". When you call it "European", there is something wrong or missing, cos although it has a lot to do with Europeans, it is much more than this. When you call it "Asian", this also does not suffice, we need more than this. Its for sure Eurosian, but Turkey seems to be Eurosian too, but still very different from them. So what is Russia?

From a geographical standpoint, Russia has 2/3 of population but only 1/3 of its area in Europe. But Geography is alone not the answer.

I have been in Eastern Europe for a considerable amount of time and the majority of people in there (say Poland, Czech, Lithunia etc) do NOT consider Russia European. They consider union with the Europe something AWAY from Russia, from which they want to put some distance with. But They still consider Russia "Western", a western which is farther than the US. To them, Western are in parts. EU (except Britain) is the closest, Britain Commonwealth is a little farther and then comes the US. Russia is a western culture after the US, the farthest western. But It is still western, which is closer than Turkey, which insistently claims to be European. Russia is more likely to be European than Turkey, in their minds, but is too big to divest, so they are also afraid of it. It is also a different western because of his Orthodox Faith, different from Catholic-Protestant Union + Tame Greek Orthodox.

Russia is not just Asian either because No Asian country will equalize her with Russia. First of all, Asians are Eastern whereas Russia is Western! But the most marginal West as we shouldnt forget!

Russia has roughly half the area of Asia or 50% more than Europe, and is by all means an enourmous Continent by itself. It is not European, it is not Asian, Its somewhat Eurosian but more Western. So I would call it "a seperate mostly Western Eurosian-like cultural Continent"

No less than this will justify what it really is.

PS :I remember you with love, grandpa Ivan :)

Answer 10

The western portion is, while the much larger eastern side is in Asia. Anything east of the Ural mountain range will be in Asia.

Answer 11

in the starting up, in accordance to the major precise ecu maps jap Europe begins with Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. each of the others you reported as jap are needed ecu international places. Secondly, that's apparent that you've not in any respect been to international places along with Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania... or you may pay interest to procedures a lot their voters resent Russia because of very actuality of its former effect in that portion of Europe and imposing communism (which destroyed all of them) after WW2. with the exception of, the finest 3, the Baltic international places were forcefully annexed by ability of creating use of the Soviet Union, who do you imagine of might want to even evaluate making alliances with the Russians???? Thirdly, you practice Ukraine, Belarus (a dictatorship), undesirable Albania, former Yugoslavian international places (distinct them very undesirable and inspite of the actuality that insecure) with international places interior the ecu Union (along with Czech Republic, Romania, Finland Bulgaria and the Baltic international places), a lot more beneficial progressed economically and politically that the diverse ones. i locate that very unusual and that i imagine of you've a bent to position all Europe in a pot (or 3) in line with some geographical coordinates, without considering the outcome of your argument. So no, i visit't be able to particularly see the position you're coming from. noticeably because of very actuality i'm an eu Union citizen myself.