Facing German military advances, the Soviet government signed a treaty ceding extensive territories and populations. Lenin defended the severe terms as necessary to preserve the revolution, while opponents saw them as capitulation; the treaty recognized the agency and contested status of peoples in the borderlands. Gregorian date; 18 February Old Style.
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What was Lenin’s defense of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
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Lenin argued that accepting the treaty’s losses was necessary to preserve the Soviet government.
Lenin opposed the Brest-Litovsk treaty because it gave up too little territory.
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He defended the severe terms as a way to preserve the revolution and government.