One man executed in the aftermath of this rebellion had earlier organized the Union of Welfare in Tulchin. Many participants in this rebellion had previously joined the Northern and Southern Societies
One man executed in the aftermath of this rebellion had earlier organized the Union of Welfare in Tulchin. Many participants in this rebellion had previously joined the Northern and Southern Societies, and in its wake members of the Chernigov Regiment attempted to mutiny. This event saw rebels march to Senate Square on a day when loyalty oaths were being sworn and kill Governor General (*) Miloradovich, while the chief target of this event would later enter his country into the Crimean War. Participants in this rebellion backed Constantine over his brother Nicholas, the son of Alexander I. For 10 points, identify this 1825 revolution in Russia, named for the winter month in which the failed rebellion took place.
One man executed in the aftermath of this rebellion had earlier organized the Union of Welfare in Tulchin.
{Decembrist Revolt} [or {Decembrists}; or {Decembrist Uprising}; or {Dekabrist}]