Brest Litovsk

[ brest li-tawfsk; Russian bryest lyi-tawfsk ]

/ ˈbrɛst lɪˈtɔfsk; Russian ˈbryɛst lyɪˈtɔfsk /

former name (until 1921) of Brest.

Polish Brześć nad Bugiem.

Example sentences from the Web for brest litovsk

With regard to the peace negotiations in Brest-Litovsk, I will leave my diary to speak for itself.

In the World War |Count Ottokar Czernin
The only crossing was a single line of railroad, the one extending from Kiev to Brest-Litovsk.

The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) |Various
On December 14th the armistice was signed at Brest-Litovsk, to last for a period of twenty-eight days.

Bolshevism |John Spargo
She would have dismembered Russia, as she has effectively done—at least temporarily—by the infamous Brest-Litovsk treaty.

England, Canada and the Great War |Louis-Georges Desjardins

In order not to expose our machine to too much risk in landing we flew in the direction of Brest-Litovsk.

The Red Battle Flyer |Capt. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen