Decembrist Revolt: Russian Officers Rise Against the Tsar
Roughly 3,000 soldiers led by liberal officers assembled on Senate Square in St. Petersburg, refusing to swear allegiance to the new Tsar Nicholas I and demanding a constitution. Loyalist artillery dispersed the rebels within hours, and Nicholas sentenced five ringleaders to death, but the Decembrists' ideals inspired every subsequent Russian radical movement for the next century.
December 26, 1825
201 years ago
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