by Iulian Simbeteanu | May 1, 2020 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
Immediately after gaining power in Petrograd, following the October Revolution, the Bolshevik government demanded the start of peace negotiations with the Central Powers. On December 15, 1917, the armistice was closed on the Eastern Front, and on December 22, 1917,... 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 Iulian Simbeteanu | Mar 4, 2020 | Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
The union of Bessarabia with Romania, voted by a large majority of the Chișinău Country Council on April 9 (March 27, old style) 1918, was contested by Ukraine. Kiev rejected the unification and raised claims on the territory between Prut and Dniester. The Romanian... by Ciprian Stoleru | Feb 21, 2020 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
The signing of the armistice between the Central Powers, on one side, and Russia and Romania, on the other, at Focșani had unexpected effects for the troops of the Russian army on the Romanian Front. In less than a month, Russian troops disappeared from the Romanian... by Ciprian Stoleru | Feb 18, 2020 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
Russian troops on the Romanian Front began to be infected with the Bolshevik virus as early as the spring of 1917. During the summer of that year, during the battles of Mărăști, Mărășești and Oituz, some of the Russian soldiers on the Romanian Front, influenced by... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Feb 13, 2020 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
The revolution that started in Russia in early March 1917 caused deep concern among Romanian authorities, given that Russia was the only ally that could offer Romania significant support in the fight against the Central Powers. Under these conditions, General...