Abstract
In this paper, the author assesses and explains changes in ethnic composition that occurred in the post-communist countries of Europe during the 1990s. Quantitative as well as qualitative aspects of ethno-demographic changes are emphasized.
Points of departure are the censuses of 1989/1992 and 1999/2004. Assessment is carried out at the state and regional levels.
The current ethnic composition of post-communist Europe is the result of three ethnic processes - homogenization, heterogenization and polarization.