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life in Eastern Europe and Western Russia (People and places (Economic…
life in Eastern Europe and Western Russia
People and places
Economic changes
The economy that was centrally controlled by the government has been declined for years.
infaltion, or the rise in prices for goods and services.
oligarchs, one of the small groups of people who control the goverment.
social and political changes
Some groups want to form their own country. Amoung them are Chechens who live in Chechnya near the Caspian sea and the Caucaus Mountains.
where people live
At one time most Eastern Europeans lived in rural areas. Now more people live in urban areas. The biggest population centers in Eastern Europe are the capitol cities, Kiev,Ukraine; Minsk, Belarus; Budapest, Hungary; Warsaw, Poland; and Prague in the Czech Republic.
people and cultures
There is a rich mix a cultures in their folk and religious traditions.
ethnic and language groups
At one time a single Slavic language understood by most Slavic people was spoken. Slavs generally belong to one of three categories. East Slavs represent the Slavic ethnic groups in Russia., Ukraine and Belarus. West Slavs include ethnic Slavs in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of Germany. The most diverse group is the south Slavs who live in Bulgaria, and other countries of the Balkans. Each of the groups speak there own language. Russia is made up of more than 120 ethnic groups although almost 80 percent of the population is ethnic Russian.
The people of Albania have been there for about 4,000 years. Albanian is the last surviving language of the ethnic of an Indo-European language group.
Religion
Most of the 1900's religious practice was very much discouraged throughout Eastern Europe and Western Russia. In Eastern Europe a sizable percentage of the population does not practice any religion. Half of the population, Czech Republic belongs to any church.
Issues in Eastern Europe and Western Russia
Earning a living
Russia is one of the worlds most leading suppliers of oil and natural gas.