Was This the Worst Peace Treaty Ever? | Brest-Litovsk (1918)

108 years ago, Lenin signed one of the most punishing peace treaties in modern history.In this 10-minute Buffs in Brief, Antonia Senior and Roger Moorhouse examine the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk — the deal that took Russia out of the First World War but stripped it of Ukraine, the Baltic states, Finland, and a third of its population.Why did the Bolsheviks accept such draconian terms?Did it shape the Treaty of Versailles?And are there echoes of Brest-Litovsk in today’s geopolitics?📚 Books mentioned:The Forgotten Peace – John Wheeler-BennettThe Eastern Front – Nick LloydRussia: Revolution and Civil War – Antony BeevorSubscribe for more 10-minute histories of the days that changed the world.