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Decembrists in Siberia
Tribute to Russian history, 1825-1856
Decembrists - this is a group of Russian nobles, some of whom were exiled to Siberia as punishment for organizing a rebellion against Emperor Nicholas I. They were very smart, highly educated people with high titles and spirituality, who followed their ideals and for the good of their homeland.
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They were great figures that had suffered political persecution for their loyalty to the people. On the whole, indigenous Siberian populations greatly respected the Decembrists and were extremely hospitable in their reception of them.
During their time in exile, the Decembrists fundamentally influenced Siberian life. Decembrists (nobles themself and their wives who followed into exile with husbands) taught each peole foreign languages, arts and crafts, musical instruments. They established "academies" made up of libraries, schools, and symposia. In their settlements, Decembrists were fierce advocates of education, and founded many schools for natives. They contributed greatly to the field of agriculture, introducing previously unknown crops such as vegetables, tobacco, rye, buckwheat, and barley, and advanced agricultural methods such as hothouse cultivation. Despite restricted circumstances, the Decembrists accomplished an extraordinary amount, and their work was deeply appreciated by Siberians.
On 26 August 1856, with the ascent of Alexander II to the throne, the Decembrists received amnesty, and their rights, privileges were restored. To many, Siberia had become home. Those that did return to European Russia did so with enthusiasm for the enforcement of the Emancipation Reforms of 1861. The exile of the Decembrists led to the permanent implantation of an intelligentsia in Siberia. For the first time, a cultural, intellectual, and political elite came to Siberian society as permanent residents; they integrated with the country and participated alongside natives in its development.
Although the revolt was a proscribed topic during Nicholas’ reign, Alexander Herzen placed the profiles of executed Decembrists on the cover of his radical periodical "Polar Star". Alexander Pushkin addressed poems to his Decembrist friends; Nikolai Nekrasov, whose father served together with Decembrists in Ukraine, wrote a long poem about the Decembrist wives; and Leo Tolstoy started writing a novel on that liberal movement, which would later evolve into War and Peace. In the Soviet era Yuri Shaporin produced an opera entitled Dekabristi (The Decembrists), about the revolt, with the libretto written by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. It premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre on 23 June 1953.
The theme of the Decembrists was reflected in Russian literature and music for many years, many writers and composers gave this story a romantic and tragic content.
Tara looks up with hope and faith in divine powers that will give them the strength to survive this difficult time. Viktor is immersed in inner thoughts, thinking how to survive this difficult time, looking for the meaning of life and readiness to accept the future.
Decembrists in Siberia
Tribute to Russian history, 1825-1856
Decembrists - this is a group of Russian nobles, some of whom were exiled to Siberia as punishment for organizing a rebellion against Emperor Nicholas I. They were very smart, highly educated people with high titles and spirituality, who followed their ideals and for the good of their homeland.
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They were great figures that had suffered political persecution for their loyalty to the people. On the whole, indigenous Siberian populations greatly respected the Decembrists and were extremely hospitable in their reception of them.
During their time in exile, the Decembrists fundamentally influenced Siberian life. Decembrists (nobles themself and their wives who followed into exile with husbands) taught each peole foreign languages, arts and crafts, musical instruments. They established "academies" made up of libraries, schools, and symposia. In their settlements, Decembrists were fierce advocates of education, and founded many schools for natives. They contributed greatly to the field of agriculture, introducing previously unknown crops such as vegetables, tobacco, rye, buckwheat, and barley, and advanced agricultural methods such as hothouse cultivation. Despite restricted circumstances, the Decembrists accomplished an extraordinary amount, and their work was deeply appreciated by Siberians.
On 26 August 1856, with the ascent of Alexander II to the throne, the Decembrists received amnesty, and their rights, privileges were restored. To many, Siberia had become home. Those that did return to European Russia did so with enthusiasm for the enforcement of the Emancipation Reforms of 1861. The exile of the Decembrists led to the permanent implantation of an intelligentsia in Siberia. For the first time, a cultural, intellectual, and political elite came to Siberian society as permanent residents; they integrated with the country and participated alongside natives in its development.
Although the revolt was a proscribed topic during Nicholas’ reign, Alexander Herzen placed the profiles of executed Decembrists on the cover of his radical periodical "Polar Star". Alexander Pushkin addressed poems to his Decembrist friends; Nikolai Nekrasov, whose father served together with Decembrists in Ukraine, wrote a long poem about the Decembrist wives; and Leo Tolstoy started writing a novel on that liberal movement, which would later evolve into War and Peace. In the Soviet era Yuri Shaporin produced an opera entitled Dekabristi (The Decembrists), about the revolt, with the libretto written by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. It premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre on 23 June 1953.
The theme of the Decembrists was reflected in Russian literature and music for many years, many writers and composers gave this story a romantic and tragic content.
Tara looks up with hope and faith in divine powers that will give them the strength to survive this difficult time. Viktor is immersed in inner thoughts, thinking how to survive this difficult time, looking for the meaning of life and readiness to accept the future.