Crimes and Punishments of Russian Officers at the Time of the Decembrists

During the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, military forces of Western European countries transformed into armies modern type, their officers acquired a professional character. It can be assumed that ficers Russian army Decembrist era, formed in way, also represented class men. In fact, General Staff expected responsible actions from managing daily life lower ranks. But some abused discretion were punished for this. The article analyzes five cases trials officers. 1st case, 2 left soldiers to die cold weather sometime March. 2nd company commander killed soldier self-defense. 3rd lieutenant appeared plain clothes front regiment tried beat him with stick. 4th lynched deserter buried dead body secretly. 5th major frequently was violent his orderlies. All these them reduced ranks, what is more, deprived nobility. These show that, although has already an element state bureaucracy, part still treated ranks as serfs. process formation this period not yet completed.