# Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe

Source: [Science News - Mathematics, Economics, Archaeology, Fossils](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-towns-reveal-links-state-political.html) · 2026-11-06 · Life
Page: https://themorning.science/story/emptying-towns-reveal-links-between-state-withdrawal-and-political-radicalizatio-b93dc2c835c4bc12

Across Europe, the 'emptying' of places abandoned by the state, capital and people is increasingly common. At the epicenter of this growing phenomenon are villages and towns in Eastern Europe and Russia, where the transition from socialism to capitalism has expelled people and…

## Coverage

- [Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-towns-reveal-links-state-political.html) — Science News - Mathematics, Economics, Archaeology, Fossils, 2026-11-06

---

Brief generated by AI (–) from the reporting listed under Coverage. Headlines belong to their publishers. The Morning Science – https://themorning.science