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The 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
by lo_zamoyski 1y ago
The 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.