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For the first time in any language, here is an atlas that covers all of East Central Europe, from the early fifth century through 1992. The atlas encompasses the countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Greece. Also included are…
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1 author picked Historical Atlas of East Central Europe as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Look, Eastern European history is messy and complicated, and involves an almost non-stop parade of border changes.
Countries emerge and even dominate, only to disappear two centuries later. (Ever hear of the Avar Khanate, or medieval Halych?)
British historian Eric Hobsbawm noted once how a person born in 1900 in what is today Mukachevo, Ukraine who lived to be 91 years old would have collected over their lifetime the passports of 5 different countries – without ever moving from the house they were born in.
The Magocsi atlas is a wonderful and well-organized introduction to Eastern Europe’s political, ethnic, economic,…
From Tomek's list on understanding your Eastern European Grandma.
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