Timeline (I do not mind, Alexander)



1820 – Alexander I of Russia signs the State Charter of the Russian Empire – the first Russian constitution.

1821 – I State Duma of Russia is elected. Main part of the seats occupied by conservative monarchists - the key person of them is the famous writer and historian Nikolai Karamzin. 20% occupied by Union of Welfare – former Secret Society, transforming itself into a party of liberal. This is the only organized party in this Duma, leading by Sergei Troubetzkoy and Alexander Muravyov. Several chairs occupy the extreme conservatives, leading by Admiral Alexander Shishkov

1821 6 of March - Alexander Ypsilantis, a member of the Greek Secret Society Φιλική Ἑταιρεία crosses the Russian-Turkish border with an armed squad. Greek Revolution starts.

September - Pressure pro-Greek minded Duma Alexander declares war on Ottoman Empire.

1823 8 February – Treaty in Philipopol ends the war. Greeks forms 4 independent states – princedoms of Athens, Epirus, Morea and the Aegean Republic. Serbia also declares independence, Wallachia and Moldavia united to Romania under the Tudor Vladimirescu rule.

1824 - civil war broke out in Morea between clans of Mavromihalis and Kolokotronis.

1825 - Mohammed Ali of Egypt intervenes in Morean civil war and soon his armies conquer most of the peninsula.

In Russia, Alexander I dies. Because Heir of the throne, Tsarevich Constantine abdicate, his brother Nicolas becomes new Emperor.

1826 - on speech at the opening of the II State Duma, Nicolas calls himself “the first servant of the State”, and it deserves respect for the depurates from Union of Welfare.

1827 – Russia and the UK decide to help the Greeks in their fight against the Egyptians. They offered Mohammed Ali to withdraw his troops from the Peloponnese. He refuses. Then joint Russian-British squadron destroys the Egyptian fleet in the Bay of Navarin. Egyptian troops are forced to leave Greece.

Nicolas convinces Charles X of France to compromise with liberals.

1829 – liberal Francois Guizot becomes Prime Minister of France

1830-1831 – Polish rebellion. After it and, Poland from de jure independent Kingdom transformed to the Viceregency of Warsaw

1830-1832 - Seeing the defeat of Egypt in war in Greece, Ottoman sultan Mahmud II try to restore Ottoman rule there. But Mohammed Ali armies with French help soon discourage all Turkish attacks. 1832 – treaty in Jerusalem – Egypt becomes de jure independent kingdom.

1830-1832 - Belgian War of Independence. Louis-Philippe d'Orleans, relative of the French king, became Belgian king Louis I

1836 - russian adventurer Dmitry Zavalishin crossed Mexican border with group of Russian American Company soldiers in the hope  to conqer California for Russia. This action causes outrage in USA. After much doubt, US president Andrew Jackson declares war to Russia, to “save Mexica from avid Tsar despotism”.

1837 – Paul Pestel publish his “Russian Law” in London. This book becomes a sensation in the intellectual (and not only Russian) circles, and it contained ideas of strong authoritarian National Socially Oriented State laid the foundation of what would later be called Actionism.

1840 – surprisely, war end with USA victory. Russian colonies in Northern America south of 51* (including Ross, renamed Fort-Monroe) goes to USA.