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The Northern Society

Russian revolutionary group
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The Northern Society was a Russian revolutionary group founded in 1821. It was one of the secret patriotic societies that emerged after the Napoleonic Wars, alongside the Union of Salvation and the Union of Welfare.

The Northern Society, along with the Southern Society, was involved in the Decembrist uprising of December 14 (26, New Style), 1825. Taking advantage of a confusing interregnum after Tsar Alexander I's death, they attempted to convince troops in St. Petersburg to refuse an oath to Nicholas I and instead demand the accession of his brother, Constantine. The rebellion was poorly organized and quickly suppressed. Colonel Prince Sergey Trubetskoy, designated as the provisional dictator, fled. An extensive investigation led to the trial of 289 members, with five executed and many others exiled to Siberia.1

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  2. Socialist Revolutionary Party

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