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Young Russian officers who had visited Europe during the war, witnessed the existence of modern constitutional forms of government. When they returned to Russia, they formed secret societies, and on December 14, 1825, they rebelled, demanding a constitution for Russia. The new Czar, Nicholas I (1796-1855) supressed the rebellion and declared that democracy or a constitution was out of question The secret police enforced the emperor’s will by executions and exile of dissidents.