The uprising of the Decembrists in Russia – the largest political action representatives of the nobility, held in St. Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire on December 26 (December 14, old style) in 1825.
The main goals of the uprising was the overthrow of the autocracy , the abolition of serfdom, the adoption of the constitution and the introduction of representative government.
The Decembrists – members of the Russian nobility of the opposition movement, members of various secret societies 1810-1820-ies, long prepared his rebellion and his planned for summer 1826, However, the sudden death in December 1825 Emperor Alexander I accelerated action on the part of the opposition.
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