Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin26 October 1917
Declares, "The workers movement will triumph and will pave the way to peace and socialism".
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Declares, "The workers movement will triumph and will pave the way to peace and socialism".
The Decree on Peace, written by Vladimir Lenin, is passed by the Second Congress of the Soviet of Workers, Soldiers, and Peasants Deputies following the success of the October Revolution.
The workers and peasants Government, created by the Revolution of October 24-25 based on the Soviet of Workers, Soldiers and Peasants Deputies, calls upon all belligerent peoples and their Government to start negotiations for a democratic peace.
The Decree on Peace is published in the Izvestiya newspaper, proposes an immediate withdrawal of Russia from World War I
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