On the morning of 14 December 1825, a group of officers commanding about 3,000 men assembled in Senate Square, where they refused to swear allegiance to the new Czar, Nicholas I, proclaiming instead their loyalty to the idea of a Russian constitution. They expected to be joined by the rest of the troops stationed in Saint Petersburg, but they were disappointed.
When Prince Trubetskoy (he was elected as interim Dictator) failed to turn up at the square, Nicholas sent Count Mikail Miloradovich, a military hero who was greatly respected by ordinary soldiers, to pacify the rebels. While delivering a speech, Miloradovich was shot dead by an officer called Peter Kakhovsky. At the same time, a rebelling grenadier squad lead by lieutenant Nikolay Panov, entered the Winter Palace, but failed to seize it and retreated.
WI Panov and his squad managed to seize the Winter Palace and killed the Czar? What happens next? Grand Duke Constantine had renounced his place in succession so who gets the throne?
How is this altering History? Any thoughts?
When Prince Trubetskoy (he was elected as interim Dictator) failed to turn up at the square, Nicholas sent Count Mikail Miloradovich, a military hero who was greatly respected by ordinary soldiers, to pacify the rebels. While delivering a speech, Miloradovich was shot dead by an officer called Peter Kakhovsky. At the same time, a rebelling grenadier squad lead by lieutenant Nikolay Panov, entered the Winter Palace, but failed to seize it and retreated.
WI Panov and his squad managed to seize the Winter Palace and killed the Czar? What happens next? Grand Duke Constantine had renounced his place in succession so who gets the throne?
How is this altering History? Any thoughts?