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Essay: Stavridis: Getting Pummeled in War Is a 200-Year Russian Tradition (view source)
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Russia played a significant role in inciting the [[World War I|First World War]]. The military leaders in Russia claimed the conflict would lead to control over the Black Sea Straits and [[Constantinople]] - today's [[Istanbul]], then in the eyes of the Russians - "the second [[Rome]]".
Russia played a significant role in inciting the [[World War I|First World War]]. The military leaders in Russia claimed the conflict would lead to control over the Black Sea Straits and [[Constantinople]] - today's [[Istanbul]], then in the eyes of the Russians - "the second [[Rome]]".
After numerous military setbacks, the Russian Empire completely collapsed from within. The Brest- Litovsk peace, concluded as a result of negotiations between the new Bolshevik government and the German Empire, briefly resulted in a long-awaited statehood for Ukrainians and Belarusians.
After numerous military setbacks, the Russian Empire completely collapsed from within. The [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk|Brest- Litovsk peace]], concluded as a result of negotiations between the new Bolshevik government and the German Empire, briefly resulted in a long-awaited statehood for Ukrainians and Belarusians.
Attempts by the [[Bolsheviks]] to spread the communist revolution around the globe were unsuccessful...
Attempts by the [[Bolsheviks]] to spread the communist revolution around the globe were unsuccessful...