Around 75% of Russia's population live on the European Russia the other 25% are in Asia

Their is the possibility of growing discontent within the 20 million Muslim population of Russia and not all Muslims

Look like they are from the middle East are the Indian Pakistani region at least as the common perception of the Muslim

In the West

For a good analogy if you ask somebody what they think of Asia from the United Kingdom they will immediately think of India for the United States of America they will think of Japan