Union of Salvation

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The Union of Salvation was a secret early 19th-century Russian revolutionary society formed by young army officers advocating political reform and the limitation or abolition of autocratic rule.

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instanceOf secret society
alternativeName Society of True and Faithful Sons of the Fatherland
linked to: Union of Salvation
composedOf young army officers
country Russian Empire
dissolved 1818
followedBy Union of Welfare
foundedBy Alexander Muravyov
Mikhail Lunin NERFINISHED
Nikolay Muravyov
Pavel Pestel
Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy
Sergei Trubetskoy
goal abolition of serfdom
limitation of autocracy in Russia
political reform in the Russian Empire
hasCharacteristic Masonic-style organizational structure
oath-bound members
secret membership
hasPart Union of Welfare
historicalPeriod early 19th century
ideology constitutionalism
liberalism
republicanism
inception 1816
influenced Decembrist societies
Northern Society
Southern Society
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
location Russia
Saint Petersburg
memberOf Decembrist movement
linked to: Decembrist revolt
movement pre-Decembrist organizations
nativeName Общество истинных и верных сынов Отечества
Союз спасения
notableMember Alexander Muravyov
Mikhail Lunin NERFINISHED
Nikolay Muravyov
Pavel Pestel
Sergei Trubetskoy
opposedTo autocratic rule of the Russian emperor
serfdom in Russia
partOf Russian revolutionary movement
politicalPosition anti-autocratic
anti-serfdom
reasonForDissolution internal disagreements over tactics and goals

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Sergei Muravyov-Apostol memberOf Union of Salvation
Union of Salvation alternativeName Society of True and Faithful Sons of the Fatherland
linked to: Union of Salvation