Liam O'Mara IV, PhDDec 26
During succession confusion in the #RussianEmpire, between #GrandDukeKonstantin & future #TsarNicholasI, #liberal figures plotted a #coupdétat for a constitutional monarchy. The #DecembristRevolt, #ThisDayInHistory in 1825, ultimately failed & leading #Decembrists were executed.
Show threadAccordionBruceJul 13, 2023
@EEDeGroot
I think the number of people buying albums had gotten small enough that all of the #Decembrists fans running out and buying it was enough to make it the number one album for a day
allpyreneesMay 28, 2023
#decembrists
https://all-andorra.com/dekabristov-bridge-st-petersburg/
The Decembrists Bridge in St. Petersburg * All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra

The Decembrists Bridge is a road metal girder bridge across the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of St. Petersburg, connecting the Kolomensky and Kazansky islands. An object of cultural heritage of Russia of regional significance. It is located along the axis of Decembrists Street (former Officerskaya). Near the bridge is the Mariinsky Theatre. Upstream is the Matveev Bridge, below is the Trade ...

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Andy DaitsmanJan 17, 2023
Now that I've finished #WarAndPeace, should I move on to #TheBrothersKaramazov, which I've never read? Or should I reread #CrimeAndPunishment, which I last read 40 years ago and still vaguely remember? Or #Chekhov or #Turgenev?
Ugh. What I really want is for #Tolstoy to have written his book on the #Decembrists..