Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A participant in the unsuccessful conspiracy to overthrow Czar Nicholas I of Russia in December 1825.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A participant in or supporter of an event happening in the month of December; specifically, in Russian hist., a participant in the conspiracy and insurrection against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession, December, 1825. Also called
Dekabrist .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Russian Hist.) 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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A participant in or
sympathizer of the Decembrist revolt. - adjective According to or derived from the politics or philosophy of the Decembrists.
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Examples
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Early Russian literature was intimately connected to the Europeanizing and liberal tendency of the "Decembrist" revolution of 1825, which was enthusiastically supported by Pushkin and his inheritor Lermontov.
A Doomed Young Man 2005
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Early Russian literature was intimately connected to the Europeanizing and liberal tendency of the "Decembrist" revolution of 1825, which was enthusiastically supported by Pushkin and his inheritor Lermontov.
A Doomed Young Man 2005
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Tania: That was Ivana at the news desk with the sad news about the bloody conclusion to yesterday's Decembrist revolt.
Jilly Gagnon: The Greatest Morning Show Moments in World History Jilly Gagnon 2011
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Tania: That was Ivana at the news desk with the sad news about the bloody conclusion to yesterday's Decembrist revolt.
Jilly Gagnon: The Greatest Morning Show Moments in World History Jilly Gagnon 2011
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Plus, the whole Aleksandr, Romanov Betrayal, Cain and Decembrist uprising subplot added a different flavor to the book.
“Thirteen Years Later” by Jasper Kent (Reviewed by Robert Thompson) Robert 2010
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With shy champion Shostakovich candle-lit in the certainty of the background, we intruded in each other's body, spending our last Decembrist night in a mutual unlight.
Soviet Adam Henry Carri 2010
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He was a Decembrist but he was not one of the hanged.
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From a historical standpoint, “Thirteen Years Later” is once again set in Russia—mainly Moscow, Taganrog and Petersburg—but this time revolves around the tsar of Russia, Aleksandr I, his mysterious death in 1825, the subsequent confusion surrounding the order of succession among his brothers, and the Decembrist uprising.
“Thirteen Years Later” by Jasper Kent (Reviewed by Robert Thompson) Robert 2010
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Despite my dislike for vampire fiction, I loved Twelve quite a lot - narrative energy that compelled non-stop reading till the end, great characters, great recreation of Russia 1812 and reasonably unobtrusive vampires that I could keep my suspension of disbelief, so the sequel was always a highly expected novel; Russia 1825, the Decembrist plot and much more...
Liviu's Anticipated 2010 Releases Part 2 Liviu 2009
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Despite my dislike for vampire fiction, I loved Twelve quite a lot - narrative energy that compelled non-stop reading till the end, great characters, great recreation of Russia 1812 and reasonably unobtrusive vampires that I could keep my suspension of disbelief, so the sequel was always a highly expected novel; Russia 1825, the Decembrist plot and much more...
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