{"id":102571,"date":"2026-09-27T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=102571"},"modified":"2026-09-26T10:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T14:16:27","slug":"harsher-than-versailles-the-treaty-of-brest-litovsk-1918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/harsher-than-versailles-the-treaty-of-brest-litovsk-1918\/","title":{"rendered":"Harsher than Versailles: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41kYH51XYGw?si=f_dd6fQnfz9istaX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Great War<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 24 Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p>On March 3, 1918 the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) and Bolshevik Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending the First World War on the Eastern Front. The terms were harsher than those the Germans offered in December, and much harsher than the later Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was only in force until November 1918, when the Central Powers&#8217; defeat nullified it. But it had a major impact inside and outside Russia.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\n\u0411\u0443\u043b\u0434\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432, \u0412. \u041f. \u00ab\u041c\u0435\u0447\u0442\u044b \u043e \u043c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u201c\u043f\u043e\u0445\u0430\u0431\u043d\u044b\u0439\u201d \u043c\u0438\u0440\u00bb. \u0412: \u0418\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438: \u0432 20 \u0442. \/ \u0418\u043d-\u0442 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u0420\u0410\u041d. \u0422. 11: \u0418\u043c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u044f, \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430, \u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0446\u0438\u044f. 1914\u20131917 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u044b. \u041a\u043d. 2: \u041e\u0442 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0438\u043c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u043a \u0413\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0435, 709\u2013729. \u041d\u0430\u0443\u043a\u0430, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043a, \u0421. \u041d. \u0411\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442-\u041b\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a: 100 \u043b\u0435\u0442 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u043e \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0435. \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0442, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Afflerbach, Holger. <em>On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War<\/em>. Cambridge University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Herwig, Holger H. <em>The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914\u20131918<\/em>. Bloomsbury, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Engelstein, Laura. <em>Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914\u20131921<\/em>. Oxford University Press, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Ludendorff, Erich. <em>Concise Ludendorff Memoirs 1914-1918<\/em>. Hutchinson and Co, 1935.<\/p>\n<p>Mawdsley, Evan. <em>The Russian Civil War<\/em>. Pegasus, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, Ariadna Tyrkova. <em>From Liberty to Brest-Litovsk: the First Year of the Russian Revolution<\/em>. Macmillan, 1919.<\/p>\n<p>Kennan, George. <em>Russia Leaves the War<\/em>. Princeton University Press, 1956.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler-Bennett, John. <em>Brest-Litovsk: the Forgotten Peace, March 1918<\/em>. Macmillan, 1938 (1963).<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nChannel Design: Yves Thimian<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images, AP and Reuters<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<\/p>\n<p>All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. 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