November Uprising
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The November Uprising, also known as the Polish–Russian War of 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising b
Marcin Zaleski, Wzięcie Arsenału
The Battle of Olszynka Grochowska
Emilia Plater leading scythemen 1831
Seal of the "dictator" of the uprising
Nicholas I of Russia
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Nicholas I was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's 29-year re
November Uprising
…the Polish army was outmatched by Russia’s superior numbers and resources under Ivan Paskevich. In February 1831, the Polish Sejm formally deposed Tsar Nicholas I as king of Poland, turning the uprising into a struggle for complete sovereignty. The decisive defeat came after a prolonged campaign culminating in…
Portrait, c. 1852
Portrait of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich (c. 1808), by anonymous painter after Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, located in the Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
Parade in Potsdam in 1817 by Franz Krüger. A painting commemorating his visit to Berlin to marry Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Nicholas I "Family Ruble" (1836) depicting the Tsar on the obverse and his family on the reverse: Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (center) surrounded by Alexander II as Tsarevich, Maria, Olga, Nicholas, Michael, Konstantin, and Alexandra