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This is a view across Decembrists Square (with the Bronze Horseman in the center) towards St. Isaac's Cathedral. At the time of the Decembrist revolt in 1825, the Square was called "Senate Square" because immediately to the rear of the square was the new Senate (government) building that had been erected in 1763. The other end of the Square opened onto the Neva River. |
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This was only a few hundred yards from the Winter Palace. The Decembrists were the start of Russia's long revolutionary movement. |
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Check the following websites with information about the Decembrists:
Citing specific evidence from the information about the Decembrists, what were the some of the main causes of the Decembrist Revolt? (Please make sure that you cite sources.) |
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