The monograph presents the results of the official investigation on the case of secret societies and Decembrists' conspiracy. Apart from the traditionally studied 120 convicts announced by the Supreme Criminal Court, special attention is paid to a r…
The book analyzes historical documents on Yakov Ivanovich Rostovtsev, a young officer at the time of the 1825 Decembrist revolt. When he was invited to join the plot, he instead reported it to Tsar Nicholas I, though without revealing the names of t…
