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/^t/Much has changed in the Old World since 1945. From rubble towards prosperity, democracy and even unity - this is, in short, the way Europe has gone through. As it approaches the millenium, the Continent is alive with energy. Not only do the West Europeans, who have always been one or more notches above their Eastern 'compatriots', enjoy unleashed freedom. Self-confidence, free-market economy, the possibilities of entrepreneurial growth, a sence of radical change have also affected the fledging democracies of the former Soviet-bloc countries.