Brest-Litovsk
Proper noun
Meaning
Brest-Litovsk
The former name of Brest, in Belarus.
Examples
Eastern Front Front line at the time of cease-fire and at the time of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk While the Western Front was a stalemate for the German Army, the Eastern Front eventually proved to be a great success.
Brest-Litovsk and Brześć Kujawski for a similar case).
In the Armistice with Germany that ended World War I, one of the first conditions was the complete abrogation of the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
It also required Germany to give up the gains made via the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and grant independence to the protectorates that had been established.
On 3 March 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, and Russia withdrew from the war.
On March 3, 1918 Soviet Russia signed treaty of Brest-Litovsk with German Empire, by which Russia gave up Kurzeme and Vidzeme (but not Latgale).