Southern Society of the Decembrists
Southern Society of the Decembrists Южное общество декабристов | |
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Decembrists at the Senate Square | |
| Abbreviation | SSotD |
| Leader | Pavel Pestel |
| Founded | March 1821 |
| Dissolved | January 1826 |
| Split from | Union of Prosperity |
| Headquarters | Tulchin |
| Ideology | Liberalism Militarism Factions: Republicanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Movement | Decembrists |
The Southern Society of the Decembrists (Russian: Южное общество декабристов) was one of two, along with the Northern Society, main secret revolutionary organizations of the Decembrists. Created in March 1821 on the basis of the Tulchin Council of the Union of Prosperity. The Society was headed by a Directory consisting of Pavel Pestel, Alexei Yushnevsky and Sergey Muravyov-Apostol.