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Revanchism
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Revanchism 

a policy of the chauvinistic circles of a country that has been defeated in war, aimed at preparing for a new war under the pretext of restoring the prewar boundaries and the prewar system of interstate relations.



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Saddled with a rust-belt infrastructure, Russia further disqualifies itself with dysfunctional and revanchist politics and a demographic trend in near-terminal decline.
The refusal of other neighboring countries to back Russia s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia reflected "regional unease over a revanchist Russia," the commander said.
The refusal of other neighboring countries to back Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia reflected "regional unease over a revanchist Russia," the commander said.
 
 
 
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