Decembrist Revolts

In 1814, Napoleon was the ruler of France and was conquering lands all over Europe, which was disrupting the balance of power. Napoleon started wars in order to gain more territory until he was defeated by a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. In the result of these Napoleon actions Russia, Prussia, Austria, Britain, and France formed the Congress of Vienna to find a solution to restore the balance of power which Napoleon had disrupted. Later on, in 1815, they sought a solution to prevent liberalism and nationalism from disrupting the conservative order. The solution was the Concert of Europe, which lasted from 1815 to the 1850’s. The 1848 revolts were the biggest effects of the Concert of Europe. The Decembrist and the Karlsbad Decrees were great causes of the Concert of Europe. …show more content…
The Decembrist Revolt was a revolt against Nicholas I because they saw his rule on the throne as ‘unfair’. While the soldiers were taking their oath of allegiance to the new Tsar, Nicholas I, the Moscow regiment, called for a constitution. Nicholas responded by firing at them killing sixty of them. After this event no one dared go against the Tsar and Nicholas became Europe’s most reactionary monarch. The liberal and nationalistic ideas drove the people to revolt against their new Tsar, this was a result of the Concert of Europe because people wanted freedom and