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Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe

Across Europe, the 'emptying' of places abandoned by the state, capital and people is increasingly common. At the epicenter of this growing phenomenon are villages and towns in Eastern Europe and Russia, where the transition from socialism to capitalism has expelled people and places from investment...

Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe
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Across Europe, the 'emptying' of places abandoned by the state, capital and people is increasingly common. At the epicenter of this growing phenomenon are villages and towns in Eastern Europe and Russia, where the transition from socialism to capitalism has expelled people and places from investment and the care of the state—changes that, in some places, have been further intensified by war.

Originally published at Phys.org

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