European Russia is the mass of Russian land west of the Ural Mountains It's indicated above in a medium shade of green, fronting Europe. It is not a separate country, but rather called European Russia because of its political and cultural blending with European countries and peoples.
St. Petersburg and Moscow, (the capital) are located in European Russia. Regardless, the entire country is (geographically) still considered a part of Asia.
The Russian Federation - spread over all climate zones (except tropical) - is the world's largest country, with land that stretches halfway around the planet. In general terms, winters are somewhat mild along the Black Sea coastal areas, much colder inland and northwest, and frigid in Siberia. Summers vary from mild to warm in the west and central, with cooler conditions north, and along the Arctic coast.
Moscow is the country's major economic and political center; it's the seat of the President, the government and the State Duma.
The Russian Federation is divided into 21 republics, 6 krays (federal territories), 2 federal cities, 49 regions (oblasts), 1 autonomous region and 10 autonomous areas. It has 1,067 major cities, with 13 having a population of one million, or more.