Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin22 February 1918
Germany claims the Baltic states, Finland and Ukraine from Russia
Russia · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Germany claims the Baltic states, Finland and Ukraine from Russia
Germany and Austria force Russia to sign the Peace of Brest
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