It's the remnant of the communist rule that ironically protected people of the Eastern Bloc from the toxic cultural influence coming from the West. To a lesser degree, it can be observed among Germans from the former DDR, albeit their "cultural delay" is a lot less substantial compared to the countries such as Slovakia or Ukraine. Nowadays, the "cultural vibe" of the major cities in the Eastern Europe is practically indistinguishable from the ones in the Western parts. In the rural parts of the countries, people still seem to preserve some fragments of traditions or conservative attitudes but it's not the kind romanticized portrayal foreigners/non-Europeans often tend to dream of or imagine when it comes to Eastern Europe. People from where I live are generally racist, xenophobic and ethnocentric by default, the hate towards religious or sexual minorities is very apparent, yet - as the model atheists they are - they are fine with women dressing and behaving like sluts, promiscuity and other types of immoral behavior. Tattooed bad boys and primitive scum producing crappy rap videos, social media whores etc. are the leading type of inspiration younger generation of people follows.