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Russia: White but Not Western
- Russia is genetically similar to Northern Europeans but culturally distinct due to history and religion.
- The West is not simply defined by whiteness or Europeanness, but by cultural and religious heritage.
European Genetic Landscape
- Genetic differences within Europe are mostly north-south rather than east-west.
- Northern Europeans have more ancestral Indo-European steppe ancestry than Southern Europeans, influencing phenotype.
Whiteness: Social Vs Legal
- Legal US definitions historically accepted many Europeans including Jews and Italians as "white" despite social biases.
- Social constructions of whiteness often conflicted with legal or official classifications.