by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Empire
Russian forces have launched a major military attack on Ukraine, on the orders of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Tanks and troops have poured into Ukraine at points along its eastern, southern and northern borders, Ukraine says, and explosions have been heard... by ciprian | Oct 21, 2018 | Latvia, Russian Empire
Latvian independence was proclaimed on November 18, 1918, but its real advent came only in 1920 after the cessation of hostilities between pro- and anti-Bolshevik forces and the withdrawal of all foreign armies from Latvian territory. The peace treaty signed with... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Oct 5, 2018 | Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
We’ve all heard about Marxism, about the Russian Revolution, about Saint Petersburg. We also know all too well what the revolution ultimately led to: communism. But what was the basis for the USSR? Where did it actually come from? And when? Was it all because of that...