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by 1718627440 225 days ago
No, 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.
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> No, the distinction into West/Central/East Europe was also relevant in the centuries prior.

I never said it wasn't.

> The strict East/West division is largely a product of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain.