If you mean whether to use western guns in service in the army or the police, then no, not used. Citizens and security services are permitted by law to use any weapons, including Western.
Most of Russia's deposits are in siberia, and they are difficult to get.
Some differences between Russia and Western Europe are that Russia is more Orthodox Christian and western Europe is more into Catholic religion. Russia has communism, but western Europe has democratic government. Other differences are that Russia has a strong military and loads of military weapons, but western Europe has none or less.
Western Russia.
Western Russia
1. Russia is further East than Western Europe. 2. It covers more time zones ( at a guess) 3. Western Europe is FAR better at hiding corruption and governmental influence via money than Russia.
Definitely Western Russia, specifically in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Both cultural and physical tended to separate Russia from western Europe
Western Europe is more technologically advanced than Russia.
Yes, Western Civilization generally includes all of Europe, including Russia.
Western Europe is mostly Catholic while Russia is Orthodox.
The boundary between Europe and Western Russia is the westernmost boundary of Russia, bordering countries such as Finland, Poland, and Belarus. If you meant what is the boundary between European Russia (Western Russia) and Asian Russia (Eastern Russia), it is the Ural Mountains.
Old rusty Pistols were used in the western times.