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Georgian Noble Conspiracy in 1832: Internal and External Conditions
The article is dedicated to the history of the Georgian noble conspiracy of 1832. The purpose of the article is to study the conspiracy in the context of Russian policy in the South Caucasus. The author highlights the internal and external conditions of the conspiracy, determines the motivation of its participants and the political program of the conspirators.
The article is based on published and archival historical evidence, which is represented by documents from the collections of the Russian State Historical Archive, the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Manuscripts Department of the Russian National Library.
The aim of the conspirators was to restore the royal dynasty of the Bagrations and the independent Georgian Orthodox Church. The conspiracy was initiated by exiled representatives of the Bagrations dynasty. They were able to convince a group of
Georgian nobles of the necessity of rebellion against Russian sovereignty. The conspirators hoped for the success of the Polish uprising of 1830–1831 and the resistance of the North Caucasian mountaineers. Motivation of the conspirators was also connected to the political heritage of the Decembrist movement.
The conspiracy was uncovered by one of its participants and Georgian noblemen were sent into exile. The conspiracy could not have been successful. The forces of the conspirators were insufficient and there was no common leader among them.
The article is based on published and archival historical evidence, which is represented by documents from the collections of the Russian State Historical Archive, the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Manuscripts Department of the Russian National Library.
The aim of the conspirators was to restore the royal dynasty of the Bagrations and the independent Georgian Orthodox Church. The conspiracy was initiated by exiled representatives of the Bagrations dynasty. They were able to convince a group of
Georgian nobles of the necessity of rebellion against Russian sovereignty. The conspirators hoped for the success of the Polish uprising of 1830–1831 and the resistance of the North Caucasian mountaineers. Motivation of the conspirators was also connected to the political heritage of the Decembrist movement.
The conspiracy was uncovered by one of its participants and Georgian noblemen were sent into exile. The conspiracy could not have been successful. The forces of the conspirators were insufficient and there was no common leader among them.
Caucasian War, Russian Empire, Georgia