“Russia is a historical Western country”
Err.. no it isn’t.
Russia or rather Muscowy is descended from the Mongol khaganate.
The Duke of Moscow, a vassal of Vkadimir-Suzdal, became the Golden Horde tax collector. Then, when the Golden horde split, the Grand Duke of Muscowy competed with the Khans of Astrskhan, Kazan etc to take over the lands of the Golden horde. Btw those Tatar khans became “Russian” aristocrats.
Then the Tsars of Muscowy went onwards to conquer the rest of the split khaganate , first the Jochi areas, then Chagatai with the conquest if Siberia, and finally with the Toluids, conquering Mongolia proper
We will have to disagree on that. Russia had/has far more in common with Europe than Asia.
You got a link for your info, and you forgot the viking influence too