EASTERN EUROPE
Eastern Europe stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, bounded by the Germanic and Scandinavian countries of Central and Northern Europe to the west and the vast territory of Russia to the east. The region has been shaped by the competing influences of the Byzantine, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Soviet empires, a layered political history that left a distinct mark on its languages, religions, architectural traditions, and modern national identities.
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