2007-12-11 17:21:37 · 3 answers · asked by greenspaghetties 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He had no choice but to concede to Germany's terms.
His hold on power was very weak at that point and a main policy of the Bolsheviks was the immediate end of the war which is why so many soldiers and sailors had supported the revolution.
He knew that until a peace was concluded he could not turn his attention to securing the whole of the Russian Empire for the new Soviet state.
The loss of some indefensable land to the west was a price worth paying.
2007-12-11 17:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They needed to end the war at any cost to stay in power. They came to power because they were the only political movement fully comitted to ending the war and they knew it. Of course, when they saw the terms of the treaty even they had second thoughts, but they were in no position to ask for anything better from Germany.
2016-04-08 22:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't have a choice now , did he??
2007-12-12 01:12:09 · answer #3 · answered by megha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋