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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

1918 · 20th century · Part of the First World War

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed on 3 March 1918 between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers, took Russia out of the First World War. Russia gave up Poland, the Baltic lands, Finland and Ukraine, and ceded Kars, Ardahan and Batum to the Ottoman Empire, which pushed the Transcaucasian Sejm towards independence. The treaty was annulled after Germany's defeat in November 1918.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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