Head to head: How do Europe's Cold War divisions persist?

Lorman, Thomas and Heimann, Mary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3541-5201 2024. Head to head: How do Europe's Cold War divisions persist? History Today 74 , pp. 8-10.

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Abstract

It is tempting to trace Europe’s economic and political divisions back to the Cold War. Certainly, the brutality of the communist dictatorships left a poisonous legacy. Especially in the states that have successfully rebranded themselves as ‘Central Europe’, the wounds are gradually healing. Nevertheless, Europe’s former communist countries tend to be poorer, with inferior infrastructure, declining populations and toxic political polarisation evident in even the most vibrant democracies.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 August 2024
Date of Acceptance:	2 July 2024
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2024 08:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171084

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