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But Poland is central Europe, not eastern.

• mytailorisrich 4y ago
  These terms have several meanings and are fuzzy. Most commonly people in Europe still divide the continent between Western and Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe roughly means former communist countries. So most people in 'Western Europe' will include Poles among Eastern Europeans (which may be pejorative depending on context). I think that sometimes those pushing for the term 'central Europe' do so because they don't like being lumped into the same 'category' as their neighbours further East...
• atoav 4y ago
  Poland and Czechoslovakia were part of the Soviet Union and as such their successor states are still considered part of Eastern Europe by (many) people living in nations on the other side of the iron curtain. This has more to do with culture than with actual geographic location. Oddly enough the centuries of shared culture before that didn't have that impact.
  • chillstreem 4y ago
    > Poland and Czechoslovakia were part of the Soviet Union you sure about that? why do people comment on topics for which they lack even the most fundamental knowledge??
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    • dsego 4y ago
      Probably meant soviet bloc or sphere of influence.