Not to forget that 'modern' Rusians capacity were developed with (most) of the above named p3oples ensl.... 'engaged' under their rule and as their puppets after having 'liberized' them from Nazi rule as well as many of their assets (other word for simply looted after said 'liberation').But Germany would have Ukraine, Poland, Belorussia, Finland and the Baltics how can Russia compete? Germany is much richer and industrialized than Russia today if you want to look at it that wayIsn't modern Russia still fairly industrialized despite having worse borders than Brest Litovsk?
But for the topic:
IMO France would still be 'revanchistic nation' number one IITL.
I very much doubt the 'logic' so often applied about the two lost wars in a row. Masses are not logically, if there would be easy explaionations aka scape goats for its own misery. ... as the germans one more time for the french populce and I'm sure there will be nationalistic propagandists (not necessarily afscitoid) playing that fidle.
Also don't underestimate french 'selfperception' being NOT very resiliant to NOT perceiving itself as T.H.E world power (if only in cheese and/or 'cuisine'-culture or similar).
Nevertheless - I'm also rather of the opinion that even this won't be enough ITTL to actually begin some revanchist military adventure (if ... not some other external 'partner' offers them a golden opportunity on a silver platter). They would swallow the tout of being for the overseeable future only a second tier power and 'sell' it as a 'delicatesse' .
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