Platform's comment on the article "The end of Eastern Europe" at Ukrainian magazine "Tyjden"
Any geopolitical constructions are affected with simplified patterns. Europe's division by regions isn't an exclusion. Ukraine is a part of Eastern Europe as it is Bosnia with its triple identity. All these countries are tied up by joint communist past as, for example, Latin American nations are intertwined through their colonial past. Geopolitics is more concerned with history, and to a lesser extent with economics. No secret that Europe is moving to prosperity and open society with various speeds. Unfortunately, we are in Europe's slow lane and on the same level as Macedonia, Albania or Bosnia. P.S. Some Ukrainian journalist of this magazine has already brought up the issue of geopolitical division in the centre and east of Europe. We'd like to read any conceptually new research articles from such trustworthy expert as Mr. Edward Lucas.
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