I tend to view German claims through the lens of Brest-Litovsk & Bucharest!
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I tend to view German claims through the lens of Brest-Litovsk & Bucharest!
But no matter what excuses they think up - this year Russia celebrates May 9th being unable to conquer a smaller neighbor for longer than it took the USSR to make it from Brest-Litovsk to Moscow and then to Berlin.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
But no matter what excuses they think up - this year Russia celebrates May 9th being unable to conquer a smaller neighbor for longer than it took the USSR to make it from Brest-Litovsk to Moscow and then to Berlin.
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Mélenchon déteste tout ce qui se trouve entre Strasbourg et Brest-Litovsk, même s'ils sont européens de l'UE.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Mélenchon déteste tout ce qui se trouve entre Strasbourg et Brest-Litovsk, même s'ils sont européens de l'UE.
Russians started WWII together with Germany. Germany on 1.9.1939 and RU joined them on 17.9.39. Hitler+Stalin=big love until 22.6.41. Pictures are from common military parade in Brest-Litovsk/Poland on 22.9.39. Molotov-Ribbentrop pact on 23.8.39 had secret protocols where DE+RU divided Europe.
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Russians started WWII together with Germany. Germany on 1.9.1939 and RU joined them on 17.9.39. Hitler+Stalin=big love until 22.6.41. Pictures are from common military parade in Brest-Litovsk/Poland on 22.9.39. Molotov-Ribbentrop pact on 23.8.39 had secret protocols where DE+RU divided Europe.
I was thinking about the Reichstag majority's preferences for negotiation positions for Brest-Litovsk already (vaguely 14 points but for the nationalities under the Russian yoke) that were undone by the officers involved IIRC.
January 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I was thinking about the Reichstag majority's preferences for negotiation positions for Brest-Litovsk already (vaguely 14 points but for the nationalities under the Russian yoke) that were undone by the officers involved IIRC.
Litovsk, de Brest, 2018 et l album Dispossessed. Leurs disques sont en téléchargement sur leur site
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Litovsk | Brest punk
Webpage of the band Litovsk, punk from Brest, France
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January 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Litovsk, de Brest, 2018 et l album Dispossessed. Leurs disques sont en téléchargement sur leur site
litovsk.fr/dispossessed...
litovsk.fr/dispossessed...
What are you talking about? The Germans did not exactly want to conquer and destroy Russia in WWI. Propably wouldn't have succeeded either. Also the treaty of Brest-Litovsk had a lot to do with the Russian Revolution (which the Germans secretly supported). So it was a completely different thing.
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 AM
What are you talking about? The Germans did not exactly want to conquer and destroy Russia in WWI. Propably wouldn't have succeeded either. Also the treaty of Brest-Litovsk had a lot to do with the Russian Revolution (which the Germans secretly supported). So it was a completely different thing.
The other side is that Lenin saw it as a means to build an army, which is exactly what he did do and what changed between Brest-Litovsk and the end of the war. Russia was beaten enough it went through three phases of a revolution, the victorious option ceased to exist by 1915.
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The other side is that Lenin saw it as a means to build an army, which is exactly what he did do and what changed between Brest-Litovsk and the end of the war. Russia was beaten enough it went through three phases of a revolution, the victorious option ceased to exist by 1915.
Lenin actually wanted an immediate 'deal with Germany to get the Germans to remove as much of their troops as possible,' Trotsky thought no peace but no army was a way to fight a war. Trotsky was badly wrong and Brest-Litovsk was a result of that.
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Lenin actually wanted an immediate 'deal with Germany to get the Germans to remove as much of their troops as possible,' Trotsky thought no peace but no army was a way to fight a war. Trotsky was badly wrong and Brest-Litovsk was a result of that.
As I said, 'bad' and 'Brest-Litovsk' were two different categories and what they walked into there was actually avoidable. The Germans wanted out, not to have to do yet another round of war there and were willing to accept terms for that.
December 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As I said, 'bad' and 'Brest-Litovsk' were two different categories and what they walked into there was actually avoidable. The Germans wanted out, not to have to do yet another round of war there and were willing to accept terms for that.
And to reiterate, the Lenin peace he wanted wouldn't have been great from a Russian POV but considerably short of Brest-Litovsk, which would have left Soviet Russia in a much better position. Trotsky's bravery outran his senses a few times, that was the most disastrous.
December 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
And to reiterate, the Lenin peace he wanted wouldn't have been great from a Russian POV but considerably short of Brest-Litovsk, which would have left Soviet Russia in a much better position. Trotsky's bravery outran his senses a few times, that was the most disastrous.
Brest-Litovsk was foreign exploitation but for the French stopping the Centre Powers reinforced by what Lenin handed over at the Marne.
It was a bet on others rescuing him. Nothing else.
It was a bet on others rescuing him. Nothing else.
December 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Brest-Litovsk was foreign exploitation but for the French stopping the Centre Powers reinforced by what Lenin handed over at the Marne.
It was a bet on others rescuing him. Nothing else.
It was a bet on others rescuing him. Nothing else.
Brest-Litovsk…
December 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Brest-Litovsk…
Joint military parade of the red army with the wehrmacht in Brest-Litovsk 1939.
(on 4:00 you can see a victory arc decorated with a hammer and sickle among swastikas)
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(on 4:00 you can see a victory arc decorated with a hammer and sickle among swastikas)
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German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk, 1939
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December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Joint military parade of the red army with the wehrmacht in Brest-Litovsk 1939.
(on 4:00 you can see a victory arc decorated with a hammer and sickle among swastikas)
youtu.be/__Ztie1-v7s?...
(on 4:00 you can see a victory arc decorated with a hammer and sickle among swastikas)
youtu.be/__Ztie1-v7s?...
Real casualties/ROA/Collaborators/nazi-soviet parade in Brest-Litovsk
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Real casualties/ROA/Collaborators/nazi-soviet parade in Brest-Litovsk
A more rational modern map shows the claims made after Brest-Litovsk, none of which includes Crimea, and the two "Ukraines" in Kiev and Lwow also do not claim it.
Kharkov is the "Ukraine" that wants the strong ties to Moscow then and becomes the Ukrainian SSR capital later
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Kharkov is the "Ukraine" that wants the strong ties to Moscow then and becomes the Ukrainian SSR capital later
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December 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A more rational modern map shows the claims made after Brest-Litovsk, none of which includes Crimea, and the two "Ukraines" in Kiev and Lwow also do not claim it.
Kharkov is the "Ukraine" that wants the strong ties to Moscow then and becomes the Ukrainian SSR capital later
os1.i.ua/3/1/6224539_...
Kharkov is the "Ukraine" that wants the strong ties to Moscow then and becomes the Ukrainian SSR capital later
os1.i.ua/3/1/6224539_...
#tweetfromalternatehistory Brest-Litovsk 1917 #OnThisDay in #alternatehistory Soviet representatives met Central Powers ceasefire pre-conditions by releasing the German Princesses in the Romanov Royal Family to members of the humanitarian Red Cross Network www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?st...
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#tweetfromalternatehistory Brest-Litovsk 1917 #OnThisDay in #alternatehistory Soviet representatives met Central Powers ceasefire pre-conditions by releasing the German Princesses in the Romanov Royal Family to members of the humanitarian Red Cross Network www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?st...
Lenin was obliged to give up Ukraine and Belarus under the treaty of Brest Litovsk because those territories were occupied by the Kaiser's troops.
That is, until the Western allies beat Germany, the troops came home and the Kaiser abdicated. Then the treaty didn't matter (and was probably void).
That is, until the Western allies beat Germany, the troops came home and the Kaiser abdicated. Then the treaty didn't matter (and was probably void).
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Lenin was obliged to give up Ukraine and Belarus under the treaty of Brest Litovsk because those territories were occupied by the Kaiser's troops.
That is, until the Western allies beat Germany, the troops came home and the Kaiser abdicated. Then the treaty didn't matter (and was probably void).
That is, until the Western allies beat Germany, the troops came home and the Kaiser abdicated. Then the treaty didn't matter (and was probably void).
Yeah, thank God for the US, UK and France beating Germany and getting Lenin out of his obligations under the treaty of Brest Litovsk, I guess
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Yeah, thank God for the US, UK and France beating Germany and getting Lenin out of his obligations under the treaty of Brest Litovsk, I guess
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That changed when Germany surrendered in November 1918. Lithuanians hurriedly adopted a provisional constitution, formed a government and started to organise an army.[3]
Soviet Russia denounced the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and renewed its interest in the Baltic region. In late December 1918, Lithuanian territory was invaded by Bolshevik forces, who were pursuing the retreating Germans. That marked the beginning of the Lithuanian Wars of Independence and the Polish–Soviet War. Within a month, Soviet forces controlled large portions of northern and eastern Lithuania. The advance was stopped only with help from German volunteers. In Vilnius, the Bolsheviks proclaimed a puppet Soviet government, led by Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas. In February 1919, the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic was merged with the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia, to form Litbel.[4] The entity was short-lived, as Poland and Lithuania successfully counterattacked. Vilnius, the historic capital of Lithuania, was seized by the Poles in April. The last Bolsheviks were pushed from Lithuanian territory at the end of August.[5] Litbel had its entire territory taken by September 1919 and ceased to exist.[4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7ph2lr6c6u23ui646z5n44nc/bafkreig2fic7xuvquy4rtg7e7y5fsacst7fnhirnlqpqnmcsl5b2syvuq4@jpeg)
![It was part of the larger Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919. The offensive followed the retreat of German troops and sought to establish Soviet republics in Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland, and to link up with the German Revolution.[3] By the end of December 1918, Soviet forces reached Lithuanian borders. Largely unopposed, they occupied one town after another and by the end of January 1919, they controlled about two thirds of the Lithuanian territory. In February, the Soviet advance was stopped by Lithuanian and German volunteers, who prevented the Soviets from capturing Kaunas, the temporary capital of Lithuania. From April 1919, the Lithuanian war went parallel with the Polish–Soviet War. Poland had territorial claims over Lithuania, especially the Vilnius Region; these tensions spilt over into the Polish–Lithuanian War.
British-Polish historian Norman Davies summarized the situation: "the German army was supporting the Lithuanian nationalists, the Soviets were supporting the Lithuanian communists and the Polish Army was fighting them all."[4]
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Main article: Signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
The original 20 members of the council. Jonas Basanavičius is sitting in the center of the front row. Antanas Smetona is seated to his immediate left.
The twenty men who composed the initial council were of different ages (the youngest was 25; the oldest 66), social statuses, professions, and political affiliations. There were eight lawyers, four priests, three agronomists, two financiers, a doctor, a publisher, and an engineer.[5] Eight of the members were Christian democrats and seven were not affiliated. All except one had gained degrees in tertiary education.[
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By which I mean - by Brest-Litovsk the US had already official been in the war for a year! Although the US expeditionary force didn't play a major role until May
December 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
By which I mean - by Brest-Litovsk the US had already official been in the war for a year! Although the US expeditionary force didn't play a major role until May
The U.S. had actually joined the year before Brest-litovsk, had kerensky not squandered the army Russia could have easily held out until the likely earlier than otl German surrender
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The U.S. had actually joined the year before Brest-litovsk, had kerensky not squandered the army Russia could have easily held out until the likely earlier than otl German surrender
They didn't even really need to wait that long. The US joined a literal month after Brest-Litovsk was signed - seems very unlikely that Germany was going to make it six months from that point in any event, or commit to capturing Petrograd given the Western Front
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
They didn't even really need to wait that long. The US joined a literal month after Brest-Litovsk was signed - seems very unlikely that Germany was going to make it six months from that point in any event, or commit to capturing Petrograd given the Western Front
World War I (1914–1917): Russia could not withstand Germany and Austria-Hungary. Military defeats, economic collapse, and revolution led to the fall of the Tsarist regime, and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ceded vast territories to Germany.
December 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
World War I (1914–1917): Russia could not withstand Germany and Austria-Hungary. Military defeats, economic collapse, and revolution led to the fall of the Tsarist regime, and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ceded vast territories to Germany.