The Decembrist revolt Attack or the Decembrist uprising Change_of_leadership ( ) took place Process_start in Imperial Russia on .

The Decembrist revolt Attack or the Decembrist uprising Change_of_leadership ( ) took place Process_start in Imperial Russia on .

In 1925 , to mark the centenary of the event Social_event , the square was renamed Name_conferral Decembrist Square ; but in 2008 the name Name_conferral was changed Change back to its original name Name_conferral , Senate Square .

Meanwhile , spurred Causation by their experiences of the Napoleonic Wars Attack , and realising Coming_to_believe many of the harsh indignities Change_sentiment through which the peasant soldiers were forced Causation , Decembrist officers and sympathisers displayed their contempt for the `` ancien régime '' by rejecting Response court lifestyle , wearing Wearing their cavalry swords at balls ( indicating Causation their unwillingness to dance Body_movement ) , and committing Commitment themselves to academic study .