01 n. One of those who conspired for constitutional government against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession to the throne at the death of Alexan…
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One of those who conspired for constitutional government against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession to the throne at the death of Alexander I., in December, 1825; -- called also Dekabrist.(Russian Hist.) Also: Dekabrist“He recalls the history of the decembrists . . . that gallant band of revolutionists.” — G. Kennan.