With the collapse of the Provisional government and the onset of the Russian Civil War, the Central Powers have finally achieved victory in the east. But as negotiations over that peace begin, the course of the war remains just as unclear as ever.

Major Characters in this Episode:

Serbian Prime Minister Nikola Pašić

Tsar Ferdinand

Queen Eleonora

Prime Minister Vasil Radoslavov

Lavr Kornilov

Alexander Kerensky

Leon Trotsky

Vladimir Lenin

General Zhekov

Timeline for this episode:

• 1917, July 20th - The Corfu declaration.

• 1917, July 22nd - August 1st - Battle of Mărăști.

• 1917, Aug 6th - Sep 3rd - Battle of Mărășești.

• 1917, Aug 8th-22nd - Third Battle of Oituz.

• 1917, Aug 18th - A fire breaks out in Thessaloniki, burning half the city to the ground).

• 1917, Sep 8-12th - Failed coup in Russia.

• 1917, Sep 12th - Queen Eleonora dies in Sofia and is buried at the Boyana Church.

• 1917, Sep 14th - Russia is declared a republic.

• 1917, Sep - Tsar Ferdinand meets with the Kaiser in Romania.

• 1917, Nov 7th - The October Revolution breaks out in Russia. This also marks the beginning of the Russian Civil War.

• 1917, Nov 19th - The Bolsheviks request an armistice.

• 1917, Dec 9th - Romania signs an armistice with the Central Powers.

• 1917, Dec 15th - Russia signs an armistice with the Central Powers.

Sources used in this episode:

• История на България в Дати by Vasil Katsunov, Plamen Mitev, Valeri Kolev, Evgenia Kalinova, and Iskra Baeva

• A Concise History of Bulgaria by R.J. Crampton

• Balkan Breakthrough by Richard C. Hall

• The Balkans by Misha Glenny