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Irredentism

Irredentism

August 23, 2025 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Irredentism – (Italian: irredentismo)[1] is one state’s desire to annex the territory of another state. I’m surprised I haven’t seen this term used in the context of the Ukraine war by Russia. I found in at the end of chapter 14 of V. by Pynchon: “Rumor had it that a week or so later the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about, What I Read Tagged: .V, Irredentism, irredentist, Pynchon, Sgherraccio

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