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This 7 page paper examines a book by Mark Pittaway that looks at the history of Eastern Europe during much of the twentieth century. Many of his ideas are related to economic causes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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world. Finally, the cold war would come to an end and the people would be free! But not everyone saw it that way. Although it was the end of the
cold war, it also meant drastic change for Europe and not all of the people fared well initially. Pittaway writes: "It is too soon to say what the long-term significance
of the revolutions of 1989 will be, as their consequences continue to unfold. Some commentators regarded them as representing the end of history " (201). That is a rather extreme
position. Yet, certainly, the drastic change that occurred after those revolutions would change the world a great deal. According to a student, "Mark Pittaway, in his
book, Eastern Europe 1939-2000, proposes an alternative interpretation on the subject of the consolidation of the socialist dictatorships in Eastern Europe." In essence, rather than going along with
the general assumptions about what happened and what it means, Pittaway looks for greater meaning. What this author does, that perhaps others neglect, is to look at the ramifications of
socialism. Clearly, the existence of these regimes for decades changed the world. People today look at Russia and see economic turmoil and realize that when the reunification took place, East
and West Germany were not on an even footing. There had been something occurring during the years when the communist and socialist nations were strong. What happened to cause their
demise? While the events of 1989 are profound, Pittaway outlines the decay that occurred much earlier than that. The changes did seem to happen overnight, but they did not. In
1968, the U.S.S.R. moved against Prague Spring (Pittaway 155). At the time, there was a move towards greater political autonomy, and a change in culture (155). This was present in
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