In questo giorno, 200 anni fa, membri della nobiltà russa dalla mentalità liberale organizzarono un tentativo di colpo di stato per cambiare la politica del governo. Questo evento divenne noto come la “rivolta dei decabristi”.
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Emperor Alexander’s brother and heir-presumptive Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich privately renounced his claim to the throne two years prior to Alexander’s sudden death on 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825. The next in the line of succession therefore was younger brother Nicholas, who would ascend to the throne as Emperor Nicholas I. Neither the Russian government nor the general public were initially aware of Konstantin’s renunciation, and as a result, parts of the military took a premature oath of loyalty to Konstantin. A general swearing of loyalty to the true emperor Nicholas was scheduled for 26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1825 in Senate Square, Saint Petersburg.
In the midst of this confusing transition into Nicholas’ reign, the Northern Society, a secret society of liberal revolutionaries, nobles, and military officials, organized a conspiracy to replace the Russian Empire’s autocratic regime with a constitutional monarchy. To seize control of the government and implement a regime change, it sought to convince the military that Nicholas was usurping the throne from Konstantin. On 26 December, Northern Society members led a force of approximately 3,000 troops into Senate Square to prevent the loyalty-swearing ceremony and to rally additional soldiers and officers to their cause. This group of rebels, although disorganized due to indecision and dissension among its leaders, confronted troops loyal to Nicholas outside the Senate building in the presence of a large civilian crowd. A standoff ensued, during which Nicholas’ envoy, Mikhail Miloradovich, was assassinated. The loyalists eventually opened fire with heavy artillery, scattering the rebels.
In the aftermath of the coup attempt, five rebellion leaders were sentenced to hanging; many other participants were imprisoned, or exiled to Siberia.
Russia and failed liberal uprisings – name a more iconic duo
History really Said nobles with ideals, Meet reality check.
The Decembrist Revolt opened a window of opportunity in the Russian Empire that allowed it to transform into a constitutional monarchy. This window closed with the assassination of Alexander II and the accession of Alexander III to the throne. Unfortunately, everything went wrong in the history of the Russian Empire. After the Decembrist Revolt, we had the despotic rule of Nicholas I, brilliantly described in “La Russie en 1839”. Then there was the missed opportunity for reform, interrupted by the assassination of Alexander II. And the 1905 revolution was already a harbinger of what was inevitable. A country with such resources became a hole in the arse of the world.
Wow
Stupid, poorly-planned, failed. The end.
Liberal? Doubt that. Apparently their plans were for some form of brutal dictatorship.