Is it possible for Russia to withdraw from the war immediately after the February Revolution(which was actually in March) and sign a peace with Germany?
Russia Withdraws from the Great War, March 1917
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Had Germany and Austria offered no anexations no indemnities peace at that time (this assumes more intelligent folk running the Central powers) I suspect that the demand for peace in Russia would have been irresistable
The Russian liberals, the bourgeoisy, were the original war party. The Tsar had gone to war in 1914 more for fear that they stage a revolution in case he dogded the confrontation - than for defending Serbia.
So, it will take the Petrograd workers to assume complete control already in the initial revolution.
A Russian peace offer in March 1917 may save Bethmann Hollweg from downfall. Thus, Russia would not have to deal with Ludendorff's ideas but with a more practical approach by Bethmann and Zimmermann.
So, it will take the Petrograd workers to assume complete control already in the initial revolution.
A Russian peace offer in March 1917 may save Bethmann Hollweg from downfall. Thus, Russia would not have to deal with Ludendorff's ideas but with a more practical approach by Bethmann and Zimmermann.