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Jaan Poska signing the Tartu Peace Treaty: Adolf Joffe, the chief negotiator on the Russian side, was called a ‘master of peace affairs’, but Poska with his legal training from the tsarist era was a worthy opponent. The final result of the talks was naturally influenced by the situation on the front and Soviet Russia’s wish to break the enemy coalition.
Signing the Tartu Peace Treaty
Source: Estonian History Museum. F23531:4. Gelatin silver print, 11.7x17 cm
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Jaan Poska signing the Tartu Peace Treaty: Adolf Joffe, the chief negotiator on the Russian side, was called a ‘master of peace affairs’, but Poska with his legal training from the tsarist era was a worthy opponent. The final result of the talks was naturally influenced by the situation on the front and Soviet Russia’s wish to break the enemy coalition.
