Quote Originally Posted by Prince Cobra View Post
It must be because of Napoleon!
Relax, mate, it's just a good natured jab at my French friends here. Long Live French-Serbian Alliance (tm) - kicking German butt since 1914...

Anyway, sorry to derail one of the finest discussion I've participated in since I've joined the .org.

I just don't see how people can scream murder when they talk about Versailles but completely ignore Brest-Litovsk. No one looks for deeper meaning there, like whether the Russians would felt victimized by the west and seek to regain lost territories and lost pride (as did happen), did it bring stability and long-term peace (it didn't), did it leave Russia in a position to rebuild its economy (it didn't) and so on... It's pushed on the sidelines while Versailles where Germany was dealt such "harsh terms" (that would ruin its economy and leave it defenseless only to raise again as the top economic and military power 20 years later) is given the spotlight.