The Decembrists

On December 14, 1825, when the whole country swore an oath to the new sovereign Nicholas I, the rebel Guards units reached the main square of the empire to break the oath. No one knew that revolutionaries were active in the ranks of the rebels. Fire was opened on the crowd. As a result, more than a thousand people died.

On the morning of December 20, 1825, Nicholas I assembled a diplomatic corps in the Winter Palace. He considered it necessary to publicly explain what is happening. On the eve, December 14, was to take the oath. However, part of the guard refused to swear allegiance to the new emperor. Fire was opened on the rebels. The investigation of this case will take exactly six months.