The Decembrist Revolt
Vasily Timm · 1853
Why it's great
On December 14, 1825, Russian officers led their soldiers into Senate Square in Saint Petersburg to demand reforms after the death of the tsar, but the revolt was crushed. Vasily Timm painted the scene in 1853.
🏛️ Part of history
Independence & Revolutions (1820–1848) (1820–1848) — On December 14, 1825, Russian officers led their soldiers into Senate Square in Saint Petersburg to demand reforms after the death of the tsar, but the revolt was crushed.
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Vasily Timm was a Russian painter and illustrator born in Riga in 1820. He worked in Saint Petersburg, painted historical scenes and published an illustrated magazine, and later lived in Germany. He died in Berlin in 1895.
