What was the cause of the Decembrist revolt?
The succession crisis
Tax increases
The abolition of serfdom
Religious conflict
Answer
The Decembrist revolt was sparked by the succession crisis that arose after the death of Tsar Alexander I in 1825, when his brother Constantine renounced the throne, leaving the succession to their younger brother Nicholas. This succession was not universally accepted, and a group of military officers and intellectuals, known as the Decembrists, attempted to stage a coup to force Nicholas to adopt a constitutional monarchy.
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