About the book: 1954 / The book “Decembrists” is the famous biographical novel by M. Tsetlin. The book traces the entire fate of the Decembrists and their ideas - from the first meetings of the early secret societies to the uprising of December 14 and the gallows for some, or the Caucasian or Siberian exile, which lasted for many decades, for others. It literally tells about the life and history of one generation, which largely changed the social and political reality of Russia. The text has been adjusted to modern spelling.