Similarities and Differences of Eastern-European Cultures in Transition: An Empirical Analysis

In order to understand and answer the similarities and differences of Eastern European cultures there are many questions to be examined as far as geopolitical, spatial, historical and social aspects are concerned. First of all, where Eastern Europe is, where its borders are, which countries belong to it and which not and the reasons behind it. As regards history whether the Eastern European countries have common roots in their histories and how deep it is. The main aim of this article is to analyse and point out similarities and/ or differences among Eastern-European countries in transition in an empirical way by using data of European Values Study, respectively.