by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 12, 2020 | Programmatic Documents, Romania
Romania was in a critical situation at the end of the First World War. With most of the country still occupied by the troops of the Central Powers, with its leadership in Iași and its army partially demobilized, Romania was forced to move as quickly as possible to... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 9, 2020 | Romania
Romania was officially recognized as an ally of the Entente at the end of December 1918 by France, Great Britain, Italy and the US, just a few weeks before the beginning of the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919. The decision of the Russian Bolsheviks to conclude... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 6, 2020 | Russian Empire, Treaty of Versailles
US President Woodrow Wilson believed that the Russians alone had to find their way. He told a British diplomat in Washington a week before the end of the war that: “I think we have to let them find their own way out, even if they have been struggling in anarchy for... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 2, 2020 | Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
One week after the signing of the armistice between Russia and the Central Powers, negotiations between the two sides for the signing of a peace treaty began in Brest-Litovsk. The Bolsheviks successfully insisted that the talks be public, something never seen before... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jun 22, 2020 | Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was uncompromising in his attitude towards the Russian Bolsheviks. For Clemenceau, Lenin and Russia had betrayed the cause of the Allies, leaving France at the mercy of Germany. The conclusion of the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty... by Laurentiu Dologa | Jun 19, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918, Yugoslavia
Just a few days before the end of the First World War, newly liberated Serbia sent its units to occupy Banat, taking advantage of the collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy. On November 15, 1918, the Serbs marched into Timișoara, inaugurating two and a half months of...