Monday, February 12, 2018

The Explorers' Club, № DXCIX

Operation AXIOM: The World War—The Russian Civil War, Part II
9 February 1918: Amidst protracted negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, the Central Powers recognized the Ukraine as a protectorate, independent of Soviet Russia, exchanging military aid for food stuffs (Brotfrieden, "bread for peace"); the Ukrainians had been pushed toward the Vierbund by Bolshevik aggression & sabotage, especially the armed uprising at the Kiev Arsenal (29 January-4 February).





Lest we forget.

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