Originally Posted by
The Ripper
Actually its not far-fetched as all, as Central Europeans are not an ethnos, but a rather vaguely defined cultural, political and economic sphere within Europe, usually closely connected to the German populated areas and areas with large German minorities. In this sense, the Baltic countries have strong claims to Mitteleuropa. The traditional divison of Europe into East and West has very much to do with religion and the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. It's the basis of the cultural and civilizational division.
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