Decembrist Revolt and aftermath (1825-1835)

1. Alexander I dies, succession crisis begins

   Dec 1, 1825Labels: Alexander I, Interregnum

   • Wiki Interregnum
   • Imperial House

2. Nicholas issues manifesto announcing accession

   Dec 12, 1825Labels: Nicholas I, Manifesto

   • Imperial House
   • Wiki 1825

3. Decembrists gather on Senate Square

   Dec 14, 1825Labels: Decembrists, Senate Square

   • EBSCO
   • Wiki 1825

4. Nicholas suppresses revolt with force

   Dec 14, 1825Labels: Nicholas I, Suppression

   • EBSCO
   • Wiki 1825

5. Chernigov Regiment revolt erupts in Ukraine

   Dec 29, 1825Labels: Chernigov Regiment, Ukraine

   • Wiki Chernigov
   • 29th Regiment

6. Southern revolt is defeated by government forces

   Jan 3, 1826Labels: Southern Revolt, Government forces

   • 29th Regiment
   • Wiki Chernigov

7. Nicholas creates Third Section secret police

   Jul 15, 1826Labels: Third Section, Nicholas I

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Third Section

8. Five Decembrist leaders executed in St. Petersburg

   Jul 25, 1826Labels: Executed leaders, Peter and

   • Ryleyev
   • Executed Today

9. Nicholas I crowned in the Moscow Kremlin

   Aug 22, 1826Labels: Nicholas I, Coronation

   • Kremlin Museums

10. First Decembrist wives reach Siberian exile

    Sep 16, 1826Labels: Yekaterina Trubetskaya, Siberian exile

    • Russia IC
    • Wiki Decembrists

11. Official ideology formulated: “Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality”

    Dec 1, 1832Labels: Uvarov Doctrine, Orthodoxy Autocracy

    • Britannica
    • Cambridge

12. Digest of Laws takes effect, consolidating autocratic legality

    Jan 1, 1835Labels: Digest of, Legal codification

    • Digest Laws
    • Illinois Lib