Which Way to Europe?

BRONISLAW GEREMEK

MORE AND MORE people are starting to believe that the Yalta era in Europe has come to an end. There are those who believe it ended when the Mazowiecki government took over in Poland; for some, the end was marked by the election of Vaclav Havel in Czechoslovakia; for still others it came with the free elections in East Germany. However, even though the political situation in Eastern and Central Europe has radically changed, the legacy of the Yalta order lives on. It will take many years and much effort finally to erase it, since its continuing presence is a result not just of the current political arrangements but also of almost half a century of a divided Europe.

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BRONISLAW GEREMEK

MORE AND MORE people are starting to believe that the Yalta era in Europe has come to an end. There are those who believe it ended when the Mazowiecki government took over in Poland; for some, the end was marked by the election of Vaclav Havel in Czechoslovakia; for still others it came with the free elections in East Germany. However, even though the political situation in Eastern and Central Europe has radically changed, the legacy of the Yalta order lives on. It will take many years and much effort finally to erase it, since its continuing presence is a result not just of the current political arrangements but also of almost half a century of a divided Europe.