A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present
A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present Why is Eastern Europe still different from Western Europe, more than a quarter-century after the collapse of Communism? The region was the main…
Specifikacia A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present
A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present
Why is Eastern Europe still different from Western Europe, more than a quarter-century after the collapse of Communism? The region was the main killing-field of the Second World War, which visited unimaginable horrors on its inhabitants before their 'liberation' by the Soviets in 1945. A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present shows how the roots of this difference are based in Eastern Europe's tortured 20th century.Eastern Europe emerged in 1918 as the 'lands between', new states whose weakness vis- -vis Germany and Soviet Russia soon became obvious.
Even in the post-Communist period, its problems continue to make it a fertile breeding-ground for nationalism and political extremism.A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present The imposition of Communist dictatorships on the region, ironically, only deepened Eastern Europe's backwardness.
Sovietization of Eastern Europe