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Hungarian too, although there’s a question about whether Hungary is Eastern or Central Europe.
by d1sxeyes 1y ago
Hungarian too, although there’s a question about whether Hungary is Eastern or Central Europe.
- kreetx 1y agoAh, yes, how could I forget! As a side note, though also Finno-Ugric then similarity in sound and appearance from Finnish or Estonian at least appears very far.
- d1sxeyes 1y agoYeah Hungarian is just a thing on its own.
- dragonwriter 1y ago“There’s a question” implies that there is a ground truth that might be discovered to resolve this rather than simply a clash of different purely arbitrary definitions of the same terms.
- d1sxeyes 1y agoNot my intention. In fact my intention was the opposite: just to highlight it’s a bit of a contentious topic.
- lo_zamoyski 1y agoThe Visegrad 4 (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary)are generally taken to be "Central European". The strict East/West division is largely a product of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain.
- d1sxeyes 1y agoPerhaps. The UN still calls them “Eastern European” though.
- 1718627440 1y agoNo, the distinction into West/Central/East Europe was also relevant in the centuries prior. You're right with, that East Europe starts with Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
- lo_zamoyski 1y ago> No, the distinction into West/Central/East Europe was also relevant in the centuries prior. I never said it wasn't.
- 1718627440 1y ago> The strict East/West division is largely a product of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain.