They did not allow their society to become corrupted by homosexuality, liberalism, multiculturalism, self hate, and massive Immigration.
therefore they are not western in that sense.
Culturally : Yes Politically: Mostly no
Russia spans both Europe and Asia. Geographically, they are both considered eastern continents. However, politically, Europe is known as the 'Western World'.
Most of Europe lies in the Western hemisphere. Only some parts of Turkey and Russia lie in what is considered the Eastern hemisphere.
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.
Western Europe is more technologically advanced than Russia.
Western Europe is mostly Catholic while Russia is Orthodox.
Yes, Western Civilization generally includes all of Europe, including Russia.
Both cultural and physical tended to separate Russia from western Europe