Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

1. Terms

   • Land
     • Lost 1/3 of European Russia
       • 44m people
     • Lost 89% coalmines
   • Reparations
     • 3bn roubles

2. Causes

   • To end war
   • Lenin had promised peace
   • Trotsky stalled negiotiations in hope that Germany would revolt in international revolution

3. Consequences

   • Divisions
     • Left communists believed war shouldn't have been ended- to drive Germany out of Russia and consolidate the revolution

4. Signed March 1918