The Division of Eastern and Western Europe

The term “Eastern Europe” defined in a number of manners and depends on perspective and personal definition. There exists conflicting views over which countries are listed under Central Europe and which are in Eastern Europe. For example, the United Nations clearly defined Eastern Europe that includes following countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, and Ukraine. However, others define it as the countries allied with the Soviet Union within the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. Therefore, there is no clear-cut or universally accepted definition. Historically, the term “Eastern Europe” means the countries that are separated by Western Europe by political philosophies.