> The term itself is an artifact of geographical considerations from the Cold War era, with Europe and Russia being west and east of the other respectively. No

> The term itself is an artifact of geographical considerations from the Cold War era, with Europe and Russia being west and east of the other respectively. Not so much, no. The concept of the "Western World" originated in the actions of the Roman emperor Diocletian who divided the Roman Empire in 286 into two halves, each with its own separate capital, government, and church.