Eastern Europe Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Eastern Europe
This article covers Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, all of which use East Slavic languages and share a common heritage going back to theRussian Empireand theSoviet Union, withOrthodox Christianityas the dominant religion. Parts ofWestern Ukraine, including the city ofLviv, have a Catholic majority, albeit one that celebrates its liturgy according to the Eastern rite. During theCold Waradifferent definitionof "Eastern Europe" was used, at least in the Western press and history textbooks. It included all the Communist countries of Europe which were members of the Warsaw Pact alliance, excluding the Soviet Union. In Churchill's phrase, these were the countries behind the "Iron Curtain". Countries that were included in that definition but are treated in other region articles here are: Some countr
Eastern Europe Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: