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Uprising in Senate Square
- When
- 26 December 1825
- Where
- Senate Square
Northern Society members led approximately 3,000 troops into Senate Square on 26 December 1825 to prevent the loyalty-swearing ceremony to Nicholas I.
On the morning of 26 December, officers commanding elements of the Life-Guards Moscow Regiment, Grenadier Life Guards Regiment, and Naval Equipage assembled in Senate Square. They refused to swear allegiance to the new tsar, proclaiming loyalty to Konstantin instead, aiming to rally additional soldiers.
Sources
- Decembrist revolt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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