Sooner. Red Soviets program initial point was "peace now". By fulfilling it early, White factions would lose a lot of popular support compared to OTL course of events.Say the Soviets made peace with Central powers in December 1917 ceding Poland,Lithuania, and Courland along with Kars region.
What would be the impact on the Russian civil war.
How the Soviets be able to crush the whites later or sooner with an earlier peace
Sooner. Red Soviets program initial point was "peace now". By fulfilling it early, White factions would lose a lot of popular support compared to OTL course of events.
Will the German-Boleshevik peace hold? There will be less consensus for it among the Bolesheviks themselves to go along with objections from Left SR coalition partners. Also, what economic demands would the CP force on the Bolesheviks, either in the text of the treaty itself, or afterwards? The Germans will want Russian grain, will they go seize it by force if it is not hand it over?
Say the Soviets made peace with Central powers in December 1917 ceding Poland,Lithuania, and Courland along with Kars region.
What would be the impact on the Russian civil war.
How the Soviets be able to crush the whites later or sooner with an earlier peace