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-Bennett The Eastern Front – Nick Lloyd Russia: Revolution and Civil War – Antony Beevor Subscribe for more 10-minute histories of the days that changed the world.