Yes, but this areas were appended during 1000 years of existence. The tribes that formed Russia (Rus) lived in Europe, and its center & capitals were in a European part of the continent too.Originally Posted by Ramil
Just a stray fact: total area of British empire clononies was about 37 000 000 km², Britain's was only 245 000 km² (about 150 times less). Funny, but I don't remember anyone thinking that Britain was an Asian country because of that. I think it's weird, that in modern atlases they list Russia as an Asian country. I remember that I could not find it once because of that. There's less connections with Asia (different language system, for example), than with Europe, don't you think?