Brest Litovsk

[ brestli-tawfsk; Russian bryestlyi-tawfsk ]

noun
  1. former name (until 1921) of Brest.

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How to use Brest Litovsk in a sentence

  • She would have dismembered Russia, as she has effectively done—at least temporarily—by the infamous Brest-Litovsk treaty.

    England, Canada and the Great War | Louis-Georges Desjardins
  • Then throwing aside all her agreements, she forced them to sign the disgraceful treaty of peace at Brest-Litovsk.

    Lest We Forget | John Gilbert Thompson
  • The Peace of Brest-Litovsk had placed him, as it did so many of his compatriots, in a very awkward position.

    An Autobiography | Igor Stravinsky
  • The power of Czardom was enforced ignorance, and this made possible the infamous treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

  • On December 14th the armistice was signed at Brest-Litovsk, to last for a period of twenty-eight days.

    Bolshevism | John Spargo