Isn't it something that when Eastern Europe was Communist they became more homogeneous because of deportations & so forth?
While, now under Capitalism Eastern Europe is becoming more & more diverse.
Russia's not much, if any richer today as in 1990. Now Moscow is 20 - 30% Muslims, in 1990 it was about 1% Muslim.
Back in 2015 & even earlier Poland the Capitalist companies complained about Labour Shortages, sure as sh(t just after that Poland has let in more foreigners & even convict workers.
http://archiwum.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/203067,Poland-facing-shortage-of-skilled-workers.'
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2015/542202/IPOL_STU(2015)542202_EN.pdf
Ukraine's economic growth may spell trouble for Poland
Could the two million Ukrainian migrants powering Poland's economy head home or to Germany?
by Maria Wilczek
2 Mar 2020
https://www.economist.com/europe/20...are-thriving-in-poland-and-the-czech-republic
Vietnamese migrants are thriving in Poland and the Czech Republic
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/...wth-spell-trouble-poland-200302005101436.html
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