This article is about the place of the Decembrists movement in Russian history
and in particular in history of Russian revolutionary movement. The phenomenon of
the Decembrists is examined not only as the historical fact, but as the myth formed in minds
of Russian intellectuals opposite to authority. The article states that the role of the Decembrists
in the historical development of Russia was rather insufficient. Though the myth
of the Decembrists will live long.
Keywords
movement of the Decembrists, the history of Russia, historiography, A.N. Pypin, M.V. Neshkina, Yu.M. Lotman, P.I. Pestel, D.N. Bludov, V.I. Lenin.
