Question

How did Lenin stop Russia's involvement in World War I?

Answer 1

Lenin made a deal with the Germans as World War I was one of the various reasons that the Bolsheviks overthrew the Tsar. With the war dragging on and with hundreds of Russian soldiers dying for basically nothing and the Russian economy being drained of its supplies to keep the war effort going (there were basically shortages of everything: fuel, food, medical supplies), and soaring prices, the Russian population had had enough. Lenin promised 'Bread, Peace and Land'...and obviously, he had to stop the war to attain peace. Unfortunately, the main disadvantage of signing the treaty was that it gave Germany much of Russia's precious resources in coal as well as fertile land. Even Trotsky thought the treaty of Brest-Litovsk was too much of a sacrifice before he was persuaded back onto the bargining table.

Answer 2

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