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The Romanian-Italian secret agreements from the beginning of the First World War
At the beginning of the First World War, Romania and Italy were in a similar situation. Both states were bound to the Central Powers through secret agreements, but their main national objectives were in conflict with Austro-Hungarian interests. Many Romanians and...
The Sazonov-Diamandy Agreement, the secret Russo-Romanian convention of 1914
The reorientation of the Romanian foreign policy was initiated even before the outbreak of the First World War, at the initiative of the Liberal government in Bucharest. Romania had signed a secret treaty in 1883 with the Central Powers, but this agreement hindered...
Lenin’s April Theses, April 1917
In Russian the “Aprelskiye Tezisy”, the April Theses formed a programme developed by Lenin during the 1917 Russian Revolution. In these Lenin called for Soviet control of the state. When published the theses contributed to the July Days rising and to the...
The Abdication of Nicholas II
Nicholas II signed his abdication on 15 March 1917 (2 March, Julian Calendar), at 3.05 pm. The document was countersigned by the Minister of the Imperial Court, and directed to the Chief of Staff. In the days of the great struggle against the foreign enemies, who for...