<P> The Treaty of Brest - Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918 between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers ( Germany , Austria - Hungary , Bulgaria , and the Ottoman Empire ) , that ended Russia 's participation in World War I . The treaty was signed at Brest - Litovsk ( Polish : Brześć Litewski ; since 1945 Brest ) , after two months of negotiations . The treaty was agreed upon by the Bolshevik government to stop further advances by German and Austro - Hungarian forces . According to the treaty , Soviet Russia defaulted on all of Imperial Russia 's commitments to the Triple Entente alliance . </P>
what effect did russia 's signing of the treaty of brest-litovsk have on wwi
ended Russia 's participation in World War I