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| 1917 | Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov |  |
| 29th Nov Brest Litovsk The German Chancellor welcomes Lenin's peace proposals |
| 10th Dec Brest Litovsk Drafts the peace proposals for the Brest-Litovsk negotiations |
| 1917 | Trotsky, Leon | |
| Dec Brest Litovsk A letter intercepted from Trotsky to a partisan indicates Russia is playing for time |
| 22nd Dec Brest Litovsk Talks resume at Brest-Litovsk |
| 1918 | Trotsky, Leon | |
| 1st Jan Brest Litovsk Ukrainian nationalists have separate peace talks with the Germans |
| 9th Jan Brest Litovsk Plays for time but would capitulate if Germany gave an ultimatum |
| 9th Jan Brest Litovsk The Brest negotiations resume with Trotsky heading the Russian delegation |
| 28th Jan Brest Litovsk Trotsky denounces the German Peace Terms as unacceptable and walks out of the peace negotiations at Brest- Litovsk |
| 18th Feb Brest Litovsk The Germans invade Russia which is all but defenceless as virtually the entire army has deserted |
| Mar Brest Litovsk The Bolsheviks accept the dictated peace of Brest-Litovsk |
