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Re:Europe, but Not Quite by atoav on Thursday January 12, 2023 @02:31AM (#34350313)
Poland and Czechoslovakia were part of the Soviet Union and as such their successor states are still considered part of Eastern Europe by (many) people living in nations on the other side of the iron curtain.

This has more to do with culture than with actual geographic location.

Oddly enough the centuries of shared culture before that didn't have that impact.

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Re:Europe, but Not Quite by chillstreem on Thursday January 12, 2023 @05:31AM (#34351605)
> Poland and Czechoslovakia were part of the Soviet Union

you sure about that?

why do people comment on topics for which they lack even the most fundamental knowledge??

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Re:Europe, but Not Quite by petre on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:24AM (#34354850)
S/he probaby meant Warsaw Pact. It's funny anyhow, especially when you are part of that culture.
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Re:Europe, but Not Quite by dsego on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:39AM (#34365704)
Probably meant soviet bloc or sphere of influence.
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