Eastern Europe

European Studies > Post-Soviet Period, 1990 on
European Studies > The Cold War Period 1945-1985
Geography

Eastern Europe

This research paper examines the geopolitical, economic, social, and cultural changes in Eastern Europe over the last 50 years.

1,006 words () | 6 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper first describes the geopolitical changes that ensued in Eastern Europe after the end of the Cold War. The paper goes on to elaborate on the change of culture in Eastern Europe as a result of the democratization of the region. Also discussed, is the economic growth in the region since the fall of the Soviet Union and the proliferation of toxic materials in the region.

From the Paper:

"1950 marked the official dawning of the Cold War Era, where the US and Russia engaged in the Cold War battle for ideological holdings in the world, whereby Russia basically dominated the Eastern Hemisphere and the US dominated the west. Since then, the specific regions of Eastern Europe have democratized, with central events being the Democratization of 1989 and 1992, and division of Eastern Europe into two continental sub-sectors, the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) and the NIS (NIS members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan), the Republics that formerly were all part of Russia."

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