Welcome back to another episode of pplpod! Today, we dive into the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the landmark 1918 peace agreement that officially ended Soviet Russia's involvement in World War I.

We explore the chaotic backdrop of the 1917 Russian Revolution, where the newly empowered Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, desperately sought an exit from the devastating stalemates of the Eastern Front. But this peace came at a staggering and humiliating price. We break down the intense negotiations and how the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria) forced Russia to surrender massive territories—including Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, and the Baltic states. You'll learn how this trea ...