摘要
“东欧”是一个高度不稳定的术语。在文化上,东欧指中欧和西亚之间的地区,受拜占庭、东正教和奥斯曼的影响。在政治上,它是指冷战期间部分学者创造的术语,用来指东方集团,其国家包括在历史上和地理位置上属于中欧的国家。1989年政局剧变之后,随着“回归欧洲”,以前被称为“东欧”的国家纷纷抛弃意识形态色彩浓厚且具一定贬义的“东欧”称谓,开始自称“中东欧”。如今,虽然“中东欧”已是描述这一地区的中性地理流行语,但依然有研究者从不同的角度,出于不同的目的和心理,间或使用其他替代语来喻指这一地区。本文试图梳理“东欧”概念的演进,速描“东欧”的历史、文化和政治内涵。文末并无明确偏好和结论,只想说明一个朴素的事实:“东欧”概念极具历史感、内涵丰富且复杂。它随历史进程不断演绎,兼具悲喜二重性。
“Eastern Europe”is a highly unstable term.Culturally,Eastern Europe refers to the region between Central Europe and Western Asia,influenced by Byzantium,Orthodox and the Ottomans.Politically,it was coined by some scholars during the Cold War to refer to the Eastern Bloc,which includes countries that historically and geographically belong to Central Europe.After the political upheaval of 1989,the“return to Europe”saw countries formerly known as“Eastern Europe”abandon their ideological and derogatory titles and call themselves“Central and Eastern Europe”.Although“Central and Eastern Europe”is now a neutral geographical buzzword to describe the region,some researchers still use other alternative metaphors to refer to the region from different perspectives and for different purposes.This article attempts to trace the evolution of the“Eastern Europe”concept,sketching its historical,cultural and political connotations.There is no clear preference or conclusion at the end of the paper,but the plain fact that the concept of Eastern Europe is very historical,rich and complex.It flows and evolves continuously along with the historical process,and has the dual characteristic of both sadness and joy.
作者
朱晓中
Zhu Xiaozhong(Institute of Russian Eastern European and Central Asia,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
出处
《区域与全球发展》
2019年第6期5-19,153,共16页
Area Studies and Global Development
关键词
东欧
中东欧
东中欧
语义学
Eastern Europe
Central Europe
Eastern and Central Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
semantics
