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Hace 5 días · Soviet Union - Brest-Litovsk, Treaty, WWI: One of Lenin’s highest priorities on coming to power was ending the war with the Central Powers. He feared that Russian soldiers, eager to return home to share in the distribution of looted land, would topple his regime if it continued the war.
Hace 1 día · Brest-Litovsk demonstrated that international law, even when based on internationalist principles, favored the powerful. This lesson contributed to the Bolsheviks’ decision to work out the borders and the politics of the former Russian Empire by force, and only then to return to the negotiating tables with any of the great powers. 23
Hace 3 días · The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed on March 3, 1918, between the Central Powers and Soviet Russia, stands as a significant event in World War I. This treaty not only marked Russia's exit from the war but also dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe.
Hace 1 día · The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was an emergency peace with the German Empire, who had captured vast swathes of the Russian territory during the chaos of the revolution. In May 1918, the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia revolted in Siberia.
Hace 5 días · Trotsky believed the Germans did not have the military muscle to advance, but they did, and eventually the very harsh peace of the Brest-Litovsk treaty was imposed on Russia. The Socialist Revolutionaries left the coalition, and some resorted to terrorism, the target being the Bolshevik leadership.
Hace 4 días · By the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 3, 1918), Soviet Russia recognized Finland and Ukraine as independent; renounced control over Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and most of Belorussia; and ceded Kars, Ardahan, and Batumi to Turkey.
Hace 3 días · Usando o dinheiro alemão, Lenin tomou o poder em outubro de 1917. No início de 1918, Lenin e Trotsky assinaram o tratado de paz (Brest-Litovsk) com os alemães e a Primeira Guerra Mundial foi encerrada para a Rússia. A guerra civil começou. Como parte deste tratado, os alemães conseguiram o controle de algum território na Ucrânia.
