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Ethnolinguistic map of europe before WWI.
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Originally posted by Spanky
Hey ty - Look what I found.
http://cla.calpoly.edu/~mriedlsp/His...Maps/map2.html
This map is more subdivided than most than I have seen. I think you will notice that the political divisions of Europe after WWI looked a lot more like this map than before.
Plus I think you will notice that the changes in this ethnolinguistic map, since it was created, were done by Stalin's ethnic cleansing.
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One thing I notice right off is that ethno-linguistic divisions in Western Europe that existed before WWI no longer seem particularly salient. E.g., France is one country, despite the former presence of Bretons, Gascons, Provencals, Italians and Sardinians. Apparently the significance of these groups has diminished as France has developed, not increased. Perhaps post-industrial development tends to homogenize cultures, in at least some instances.
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