The Union of Salvation (Russian: Союз спасения, tr.Sojuz spasenyja), formed in 1816, also known as the Society of True and Loyal Sons of the Fatherland (Russian: Общество истинных и верных сынов отечества, romanized: Obšestvo istinnych i vernych synov otečestva) since 1817, was the first secret political society of the Decembrists.
In 1816, at the initiative of Alexander Nikolayevich Muravyov [ru], a group of young officers of the Russian army founded the Union of Salvation (UoS). The first members had taken part in the Patriotic War of 1812 and in the foreign campaigns of 1813–1814. The UoS numbered some 30 members, including Nikita Muravyov, Sergey Muravyov-Apostol, Matvei Muravyov-Apostol, Sergei Trubetskoy, Ivan Yakushkin, Pavel Pestel, Yevgeni Obolensky, Ivan Pushchin, Mikhail Lunin and others. In 1817 they approved the UoS charter and changed the society's name to Society of True and Loyal Sons of the Fatherland. The UoS aimed at the abolition of serfdom and at the introduction of constitutional monarchy by means of armed revolt at the time of next emperor's succession to the throne. While preparing for the seizure of power, the UoS members had to try and expand the society's influence, secure key military and civil posts in government structures, and form public opinion.[1]
The UoS members each belonged to one of three categories – bolyare (боляре), muzhi (мужи), and brat'ya (братья). The conspiracy operated in such a manner that only the first two categories of members knew the final purpose of the society. Low-ranking members had to obey high-ranking members implicitly. The admission of new members, as well as internal promotion, could only take place with the consent of the supreme council of the bolyare. Initiations and promotions were accomplished in strict accordance with a complex system of rituals and vows, adopted from Freemasonry.
There were two kind of groups within the UoS – radical and moderate. They debated over tactics and structure of the society, which some of them viewed as extremely secluded and complicated. UoS members came up with a number of regicide projects, but they were turned down due to the lack of funding and society's general unpreparedness for decisive action. In light of this, the majority of the members decided to vote for to dissolve the UoS and to establish a new organization, which would have more members and be more competent. They first created a transitional organization called Military Society ("Военное общество", or Voyennoye obshchestvo) and then in 1818 – the Union of Prosperity (Russian: Союз благоденствия, romanized: Soyuz blagodenstviya).[2]
union, salvation, 2019, film, film, russian, Союз, спасения, sojuz, spasenyja, formed, 1816, also, known, society, true, loyal, sons, fatherland, russian, Общество, истинных, верных, сынов, отечества, romanized, obšestvo, istinnych, vernych, synov, otečestva, . For the 2019 film see Union of Salvation film The Union of Salvation Russian Soyuz spaseniya tr Sojuz spasenyja formed in 1816 also known as the Society of True and Loyal Sons of the Fatherland Russian Obshestvo istinnyh i vernyh synov otechestva romanized Obsestvo istinnych i vernych synov otecestva since 1817 was the first secret political society of the Decembrists Union of Salvation Soyuz spaseniyaDecembrists at the Senate SquareAbbreviationUoSFounderAlexander Nikolayevich Muravyov ru FoundedFebruary 1816 1816 02 Dissolved1818 1818 Succeeded byUnion of ProsperityIdeologyLiberalismConstitutionalismAbolitionismPolitical positionLeft wingMovementDecembristsPolitics of RussiaPolitical partiesElectionsIn 1816 at the initiative of Alexander Nikolayevich Muravyov ru a group of young officers of the Russian army founded the Union of Salvation UoS The first members had taken part in the Patriotic War of 1812 and in the foreign campaigns of 1813 1814 The UoS numbered some 30 members including Nikita Muravyov Sergey Muravyov Apostol Matvei Muravyov Apostol Sergei Trubetskoy Ivan Yakushkin Pavel Pestel Yevgeni Obolensky Ivan Pushchin Mikhail Lunin and others In 1817 they approved the UoS charter and changed the society s name to Society of True and Loyal Sons of the Fatherland The UoS aimed at the abolition of serfdom and at the introduction of constitutional monarchy by means of armed revolt at the time of next emperor s succession to the throne While preparing for the seizure of power the UoS members had to try and expand the society s influence secure key military and civil posts in government structures and form public opinion 1 The UoS members each belonged to one of three categories bolyare bolyare muzhi muzhi and brat ya bratya The conspiracy operated in such a manner that only the first two categories of members knew the final purpose of the society Low ranking members had to obey high ranking members implicitly The admission of new members as well as internal promotion could only take place with the consent of the supreme council of the bolyare Initiations and promotions were accomplished in strict accordance with a complex system of rituals and vows adopted from Freemasonry There were two kind of groups within the UoS radical and moderate They debated over tactics and structure of the society which some of them viewed as extremely secluded and complicated UoS members came up with a number of regicide projects but they were turned down due to the lack of funding and society s general unpreparedness for decisive action In light of this the majority of the members decided to vote for to dissolve the UoS and to establish a new organization which would have more members and be more competent They first created a transitional organization called Military Society Voennoe obshestvo or Voyennoye obshchestvo and then in 1818 the Union of Prosperity Russian Soyuz blagodenstviya romanized Soyuz blagodenstviya 2 See also EditDecembrist revolt Secret societyReferences Edit Yarmolinsky 2014 p 22 Yarmolinsky 2014 p 23 Bibliography EditYarmolinsky Avrahm 2014 1956 Road to Revolution A Century of Russian Radicalism Princeton New Jersey Princeton University Press ISBN 978 0691610412 OCLC 890439998 External links Edit in Russian Decembrists in Russian The Decembrists Online Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Union of Salvation amp oldid 1138321761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
