The Russian - Ukrainian war and the strengthening of irredentist narrative in the central and eastern European countries at the beginning of the XXI century
Journal: Balkan Social Science Review
Year: 2025

This article will analyze the reasons for the intensification of irredentist rhetoric in Central and Easter Europe, including those caused by the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Through the prism of different approaches, the essence of irredentism is revealed, and its transformation is shown depending on changes in the system of international relations, from the idea of national unification to an instrument of expansion. At the present stage, irredentism is expansionist in nature, due to th