1816 Creation of the Union of Salvation
200 years ago, on February 21, 1816, the Union of Salvation was created - the first secret political organization of the future Decembrists. It included guards officers Alexander and Nikita Muravyov, Matvey and Sergey Muravyov-Apostles, Prince Sergey Trubetskoy, Pavel Pestel, Mikhail Lunin and Fyodor Glinka. In 1817, the union was renamed the Society of True and Faithful Sons of the Fatherland.