Decembrist revolt. Myths and truths about December 14, 1825
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Decembrist revolt. Myths and truths about December 14, 1825
14.99 €
11.99 €
The dramatic events of December 14, 1825, are one of the most mysterious and controversial pages in the history of Russia, and the Decembrists in the XXI century remain on the ideological pedestal erected for them by Soviet propaganda. This book, for the first time, tells about the hidden mechanisms of a long-term conspiracy, naming the names of real heroes and traitors in a fierce political struggle that ended in an attempted coup and had a decisive impact on the entire future fate of our country, the consequences of which we still feel.
Why did the Decembrists lose? Were they acting on their own initiative or were they just pawns in someone else’s game? Why were the leaders of the conspiracy, on the eve of decisive events, away from St. Petersburg and destroying compromising papers? Why didn’t the leaders of the uprising come to Senate Square? If the Decembrists were the knights without fear or reproach as they are portrayed, why did so many of them break down, renounce and repent? Could the rebellion have been successful? And, most importantly, what would the victory of the Decembrists turn into for Russia – freedom and prosperity or a national catastrophe?
Why did the Decembrists lose? Were they acting on their own initiative or were they just pawns in someone else’s game? Why were the leaders of the conspiracy, on the eve of decisive events, away from St. Petersburg and destroying compromising papers? Why didn’t the leaders of the uprising come to Senate Square? If the Decembrists were the knights without fear or reproach as they are portrayed, why did so many of them break down, renounce and repent? Could the rebellion have been successful? And, most importantly, what would the victory of the Decembrists turn into for Russia – freedom and prosperity or a national catastrophe?
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