What is Peace of Riga?
The '''Peace of Riga''', or The '''Treaty of Riga''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]:''Traktat ryski)'', was signed in [[Riga]] on March 18 1921 by the [[Second Polish Republic]], [[Soviet Russia]], and [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet Ukraine]] and ended the [[Polish-Soviet War]]. The borders between Poland and Russia that were changed by the treaty stayed the same until [[World War II]], when the Soviets took eastern Poland. That was finalized by the [[Yalta Conference]] and the [[Potsdam Conference]]. ==World War I== [[World War I]] changed the imperial borders of Europe. In 1918, after the [[Russian Revolution]], [[Russia]] gave up [[Poland]] at the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]]. After the war ended by [[Germany]] losing. Poland was recreated after over 100 years of being divided by three countries. ==Russian Civil War== The [[Russian Civil War]] gave Poland the chance to regain the land that had been controlled by the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] but was taken by Russia in the 18th century. Meanwhile, the Soviet leaders wanted to attack Poland to respond to the leader of Poland, [[Józef Piłsudski]], who had moved into Ukraine. The Soviets saw Poland as a land bridge to [[Western Europe]], which they could cross to expand [[communism]] to the West. That started the Polish-Soviet War. A grear victory for Poland happened at the Battle of Warsaw. Both sides were now tired and wanted to end the war. Other victories by Poland placed it under pressure by the [[League of Nations]], which also wanted to end the war after it had taken a lot of land. ==Negotiations== Peace talks started in [[Minsk]] on August 17, 1920, but since the Poles' counterattack had moved closer, the negotiations moved to [[Riga]] and continued on September 21. The Soviets suggested two solutions, one on 21 September and a second on 28 September. The Poles suggested another solution on October 2. Three days later, the Soviets suggested a change to the offer to the Poles, who accepted it. An end to the war was signed on 12 Octobe