Decembrist revolt

The Decembrist Revolt (Russian: Восстание декабристов, romanized: Vosstaniye dekabristov, lit. 'Uprising of the Decembrists') took place in Russia on 26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1825, following the sudden death of Emperor Alexander I.

This article is about the Russian revolt. For the Argentinian revolt, see Decembrist revolution (Argentina).
"Decembrist" redirects here. For other uses, see Decembrist (disambiguation).

Decembrist Revolt
Part of the Revolutions during the 1820s

Decembrists at Peter's Square (Georg Wilhelm Timm, 1853)
Date26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1825
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Result

Government victory

  • Decembrists executed or deported to Siberia
Belligerents
Northern Society of Decembrists  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sergei Trubetskoy
Yevgeny Obolensky
Nikita Muravyov
Pavel Pestel 
Pyotr Kakhovsky 
Kondraty Ryleyev 		 Nicholas I
Mikhail Miloradovich †
Strength
3,000 soldiers 9,000 soldiers

Alexander's heir-presumptive, Konstantin, had privately declined the succession, unknown to the court, and his younger brother Nicholas ascended the throne as Emperor Nicholas I. While some of the army had sworn loyalty to Nicholas, a force of about 3,000 troops tried to mount a military coup in favour of Konstantin. The rebels, although weakened by dissension between their leaders, confronted the loyalists outside the Senate building in the presence of a large crowd. In the confusion, the Emperor's envoy, Mikhail Miloradovich, was assassinated. Eventually, the loyalists opened fire with heavy artillery, which scattered the rebels. Many were sentenced to hanging, prison, or exile to Siberia. The conspirators became known as the Decembrists (Russian: декабристы, romanized: dekabristy).

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