raharris1973
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Here’s the challenge- after signing a peace with the Germans, or dropping out and armistice-ing and trying to reach a treaty, the Bolshevik Russians end up as co-belligerents of the Entente, fighting the Germans again.
Posting on this topic was inspired by @Crueldwarf’s remark here:
Posting on this topic was inspired by @Crueldwarf’s remark here:
Crueldwarf said:There is no way for Germans in late 1917 or early 1918 to advance on Moscow. Petrograd is possible but it would both require serious commitment (that German Empire was ill-posed to afford) and will do nothing to actually topple Bolsheviks. In fact the most likely result of continuing German advance on Petrograd and failure of the peace talks would be a flip of the Bolshevik rhetoric toward patriotic defense and Lenin actually going along with Entente demands. Which would probably lead to Entente actually supporting the Bolsheviks against the Germans.