1825 in Russia

Decembrist Revolt, a painting by Vasily Timm

Events from the year 1825 in Russia

Incumbents

• Monarch – Alexander I (until December 1), Nicholas I (after December 1) ^{[1] [2]}

Events

• Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery ^[1]
• December 1 (November 19 O.S.) – Nicholas I succeeds his brother Alexander I, as emperor. ^[2]
• December 26 (December 14 O.S.) – 3000 Imperial Russian Army officers stage the Decembrist Revolt against Nicholas's accession in Saint Petersburg. The rebellion, however, is successfully suppressed by the government. ^[3]

Deaths

• 1 December [ O.S. 19 November] 1825 - Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777) ^[4]
• December 27 [ O.S. December 15] 1825 - Count Mikhail Miloradovich, Russian general of Serbian origin, prominent during the Napoleonic Wars. (b. 1771) ^[5]

пятерых повесили, Пушкин лично каждого знал, в том числе и Рылеев, к которому Пушкин собирался накануне восстания

References

1. "Third Department | Russian political office". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
2. "Nicholas I | Biography, Facts, & Accomplishments". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
3. Gamburg, Veronica B. (2017). The Family Album: Reminiscing About the Past. FriesenPress. p. 17. ISBN   9781460294376.
4. "Alexander I | emperor of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
5. "BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF MIKHAIL A. MILORADOVICH, RUSSIAN MILITARY MAN AND STATESMAN". Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

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