Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: when Russia negotiated peace

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk remains a turning point in World War I and Russian history.

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Signed in 1918, this agreement imposed harsh peace terms on Bolshevik Russia facing Germany.

Its consequences shaped twentieth-century European geopolitics and remain subjects of historical study.

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