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The eastern Slavs were unified in early Middle Ages in a single form of statehood called Kievan Rus, could the same happen to Western Slavs? IMHO there were two possibilites of forming of unfied Western Slavic state: 1) If Hungarians didn't invade Pannonian plain - therefore Great Moravia could survive and with possible lack of HRE (Otto I crowned himself Emperor in 952) could subjugate early Poland and Elbean Slavs, creating common national identity among Western Slavs (who didn't differ in langauge back then) - even if Moravian statehood still collapsed there will still be a memory about common statehood - like it was in Germany or in Russia and there will be a desire to reunification 2) If Boleslav I the Brave of Poland was more lucky in his conquests and kept all of them intact - the all Western Slavic lands will be annexed to Poland in this case @Jan Olbracht