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Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918)

On the Russian Revolution map as “Brest-Litovsk”

3 Mar 1918 — Trotsky’s “neither war nor peace” gamble fails; Germany renews the advance and dictates terms. Russia surrenders Poland, the Baltics, Ukraine and the Caucasus — a third of its population — to end the war.

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Turning point
Chapter
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (chapter 7 of Russian Revolution)
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The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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Map showing Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918), turning point in The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
TURNING POINT · THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1855–1924

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