TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK
1918

Brest-Litovsk is today's Brest in southwestern Belarus. Here is Brest-Litovsk on a WWI map.

BREST-LITOVSK, MAP LOCATION 1917
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The two Treaties of Brest-Litovsk were World War I peace treaties.

The First Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed on February 9, 1918, between the Central Powers and the Ukrainian Republic.

The Second Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed on March 3, 1918, between the Central Powers and the Soviet Union (Russia.)

What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk change?
Russia lost the Ukraine, Poland, Transcaucasia, the Baltic (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Finland to Germany. But the Germans didn't have long to celebrate. They lost the entire war on November 11, 1918.

This map illustrates the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

 1917-8 WWI: Eastern Front

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Map of the Russian Civil War 1917-1920

Who were the Central Powers? Germany and its allies. Here is a map of the Central Powers.

Europe 1914 - Allied, Central, and Neutral Powers

Signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk shook up Russian politics.
See Russian Revolution of 1917 and Russian Civil War 1918-1920.