Abstract
National majorities did not exist in eastern Europe in 1815; yet by 1945 national majorities constituted probably some 90 per cent of the total population. Such a dramatic shift from a minority-populated society partitioned into empires to a majority-dominated community organised into nation states would appear to be evidence of remarkable political achievement, but the paradoxes of eastern Europe render a definitive judgement on the apparent near-resolution of the minorities problem elusive and controversial.
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Pearson, R. (1983). A Century in Perspective. In: National Minorities in Eastern Europe. Themes in Comparative History. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17033-3_8
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