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***Ukraine still in political deadlock | 73 comments (73 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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To me there are significant historical distinctions in the divide between Western and Eastern Europe
Do you mean the Cold War, or something earlier? If the former, you could use the term "former East Bloc". If the latter, I'd love to beg to differ :-)

A religious/linguistic classification would be a little more complicated than just East/West.

I think the whole "Eastern Europe is different" meme is just latent anti-Slav racism.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jul 31st, 2006 at 06:04:02 PM EST
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I would have liked to read Richard Lyon's take before your pre-emptive rebuttal :-)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Jul 31st, 2006 at 06:08:02 PM EST
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"A religious/linguistic classification would be a little more complicated than just East/West."

That is precisely what I meant. The original issue was not related to either religion or language.

by Richard Lyon (rllyon@gmail.com) on Mon Jul 31st, 2006 at 06:10:38 PM EST
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There is nothing objective about East/West. Europe's geographic and climatic zones run mostly north/south, ethnic/cultural divisions don't allow just two categories, geopolitics don't either and, except for the Cold war, run mostly North/South again...

Again, where do you draw the line between East and West, and why?

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jul 31st, 2006 at 06:14:19 PM EST
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I already answered that.

by Richard Lyon (rllyon@gmail.com) on Mon Jul 31st, 2006 at 06:16:44 PM EST
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