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"Love Tyrannises All the Ages": The Decembrists of Siberia URL: http://www.nomadom.net/russia/decembrists.htm Description: Description of the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia, where young officers from a secret society were exiled following an unsuccessful December 1825 uprising in St. Petersburg, Russia. Includes a brief overview of the event, and information about the the wives who followed their husbands into exile and their legacy on this area in Russia. Includes recent photos of the area. From the author of a Russian travel book. Author: Hamilton, Dominic Extra Keywords tyrannizes Library of Congress Subject Headings: Exiles -- Russia -- Siberia Irkutsk (Russia) -- History Russia -- History -- December Uprising, 1825 LII Database Information: Record 20270 created by Maria Brandt on 01/03/2006 Last modification on 01/04/2006 Published: 01/05/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20270 |