Culturally : Yes
Politically: Mostly no
western part of the country
Russia.
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Japan defeated Russia (Tsarist Russia) during the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. Although Nazi Germany considered the Soviet Union (Russia) to be an Asian country, most Western nations today consider the former USSR (Russia) to be a European (Western) nation, even though the former USSR encompasses most of the continent of Eurasia.
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Alaska (US) and parts of western Canada are both NW of western Russia. The Arctic Ocean is the only location NW of the rest of Russia.
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Canada is considered to be the second largest country in the world after Russia based on its total area. It also has the longest coastline and is the largest country that is located in the Western Hemisphere.
Germany is the most populous European country after Russia.
Russia is the largest country in Europe in terms of area and population. Russia has a total area of 17,098,242 km.
Russia spans both Europe and Asia. Geographically, they are both considered eastern continents. However, politically, Europe is known as the 'Western World'.
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