Why is the Treaty of Brest Litovsk considered a difficult choice of Bolshevik leadership?

Because Russia had to accept major territorial losses in exchange for peace

The governing concept is the trade-off between ending a war and protecting national territory. After the Bolsheviks came to power in 1917, they promised peace and therefore negotiated with Germany. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed in March 1918, withdrew Russia from the First World War, but Russia had to surrender or lose control of extensive western territories and accept serious economic and political disadvantages. This created a difficult choice: continuing the war could destroy the new revolutionary government, while accepting peace meant sacrificing land and population. Therefore, option A is correct. Option B reverses the outcome, and C and D describe issues that the treaty did not solve.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution. Topic: The Russian Revolution.