Brest Litovsk

[ brest li-tawfsk; Russian bryest lyi-tawfsk ]

noun

1. former name (until 1921) of Brest.

Example Sentences

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

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Then throwing aside all her agreements, she forced them to sign the disgraceful treaty of peace at Brest-Litovsk.

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The Peace of Brest-Litovsk had placed him, as it did so many of his compatriots, in a very awkward position.

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The power of Czardom was enforced ignorance, and this made possible the infamous treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

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

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