The political-cultural concept espoused by some in Russia is sometimes called the "Greater Russia" and is described as a political aspiration of pan-Russian nationalists and irredentists to retake the territories of the other republics of the former Soviet Union, territory of the former Russian Empire, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, and amalgamate them into a single Russian state.
The concept of "Greater Russia" refers to a political ideology held by some in Russia that seeks to expand its territorial boundaries to encompass territories previously belonging to the Soviet Union, including those from other republics, parts of Afghanistan, and former Russian Empire lands.