by Ciprian Stoleru | Feb 7, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The rapid advance of the Central Powers to Moldavia forced the Russian Empire out of its lethargy and it started to come more and more vigorously to the aid of the beleaguered Romanian troops. The outcome of the Battle of Bucharest forced the Romanian army to withdraw... by admin | Feb 2, 2019 | Programmatic Documents
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... by ciprian | Nov 11, 2018 | World War I in 1918
Deeply in love, Ferdinand chose to marry Sophie Chotek in 1900 despite the opposition of his uncle, Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef, who refused to attend their wedding. Though not exactly a commoner, Sophie came from a family of obscure Czech nobles and not from... 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... by Ciprian Stoleru | Sep 30, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Between 1914 and 1916, Romania negotiated with the Entente its entry into the war against the Central Powers. Romania requested provinces inhabited by Romanians in Austro-Hungary, as well as military aid and cooperation with the Entente’s troops to prevent a possible...