THE DAY IN HISTORY · MARCH 3
March 3 in history
What happened on March 3: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1861, 1918 and 1959, each linked to the map that shows it.
Alexander II signs the manifesto that frees some 22 million serfs — with land they must buy back over 49 years. Freedom from above, debt from below.
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— Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
3 Mar 1918 — Trotsky’s “no war, no peace” policy fails when Germany advances, forcing Lenin to accept its terms. Russia signs away Poland, the Baltics, Finland and Ukraine, losing a third of its people and half its industry. Germany has won in the east. Watch what it does with that victory.
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— Hola massacre
3 Mar 1959 — Eleven detainees refuse forced labour at Hola camp. Guards beat them to death and badly injure dozens more. The attempt to cover up the killings fails, and they shake the British Parliament. Remember them.
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