Dating Eastern European women has become a recent trend promoted via Internet dating sites. Learning more about key characteristics of Eastern European women, specific to each country in the region, will help you gain knowledge of their culture. Thus, you will be able to determine your mutual compatibility and prepare yourself when the time comes to meet them in person or online.

Background of Eastern European region

Eastern Europe is a volatile term serving to describe countries located in Eastern and Central Europe. Historically influenced by the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, the region is located between Central Europe and Western Asia. According to the UN report, 24 April 2006, “spatial identity” determines the social and cultural construct of a specific European region. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the historical and cultural background of each country as to establish the characteristics of the women that have been brought up in the region.

World Misconception about Eastern Europe

In her book, Eastern Europe: politics, culture, and society since 1939 , Sabrina Ramet dismisses the false impression that all countries located in the Eastern Bloc were part of the Soviet Union. To this day, people worldwide presume that during the Cold war, all Eastern European countries were part of Russia.