by Ciprian Stoleru | Jun 2, 2020 | Hungary, Russian Empire
The installation of the Bolsheviks at the helm of Russia in late 1917 would pose a real danger to Eastern European countries, but the virus continued to spread to other European countries. How much of a threat was Bolshevism to the victors of the First World War,... by Ciprian Stoleru | Mar 11, 2020 | Romania, Russian Empire
Following the victories of Mărăști, Mărășești and Oituz in the summer of 1917, the Romanian Front finally stabilized in the autumn of that year. The Bolshevik takeover in Russia and the conclusion of the armistice in Brest-Litovsk threw Romania into a geostrategic... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 26, 2019 | Czechoslovakia, Russian Empire
By defeating the Red Guards and taking control of the Siberian railway, the Czechoslovak Legion gave a helping hand to the White movement, a loose coalition of forces opposed to the new Bolshevik regime. Moreover, the Whites even requested their help, hoping for a... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 22, 2019 | Czechoslovakia, Russian Empire
Immediately after the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, the Czechoslovak Legion decided that the struggle for independence against the Austro-Hungarian Empire must continue and were set to go to France, half a world away. They avoided enemy capture and headed for the east of... by ciprian | Sep 25, 2018 | Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
Events that took place in Petrograd in July 1917 after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II were to have a huge influence on the political and military landscape of Russia The “July Days” in Petrograd, as they became known, changed the direction of the political drift...