However, the Russian culture has two distinct terms: Средняя Азия (Srednyaya Aziya or "Middle Asia", the narrower definition, which includes only those traditionally non-Slavic, Central Asian lands that were incorporated within those borders of historical Russia) and Центральная Азия (Tsentralnaya Aziya or "Central Asia", the wider definition, which includes Central Asian lands that have never been part of historical Russia).
Con todo, a cultura rusa ten dous termos distintos: Средняя Азия (Srednjaja Azija ou "Asia Media", a definición máis restrinxida, que inclúe só as zonas tradicionalmente non eslavas de Asia Central, as terras que se incorporaron dentro dos límites históricos de Rusia) e Центральная Азия (Central'naja Azija ou "Asia Central", a definición máis ampla, que inclúe as terras de Asia Central que nunca foron historicamente parte de Rusia).