Eastern Europe

Definitions

1. A socio-political geographical area of eastern Europe usually including the European countries to the east of Germany, Austria and Italy, and to the west of the Urals.
2. The communist and Soviet-aligned countries of Europe during the Cold War; the Warsaw Pact, sometimes also including Yugoslavia and Albania.
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Examples

“The translation of Khrushchev's letter reached me later that day, and I read⟳ it with care and with growing disappointment. It seemed designed for propaganda purposes rather than serious diplomacy. Khrushchev roundly denounced "colonizers" and "imperialism" as the major causes of past wars. Of course, he did not mention⟳ the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, the obliteration of the Baltic states, or the "colonization" of Eastern Europe by Moscow after World War II.”

“The Slavic peoples' ancestors entered Eastern Europe between the 5th and 7th centuries from their original common homeland.”

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