Michael Lunin

Lunin in 1822

Mikhail Sergeyevich Lunin (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Лунин; December 29, 1787 - December 3, 1845 ) was a Russian political philosopher, revolutionary, Mason , Decembrist , a Lieutenant of Grodno Life Guards regiment and a participant of the Franco-Russian Patriotic War of 1812.

Lunin was born in Saint Petersburg to an Orthodox Christian family, and later became a Roman Catholic. He spent his childhood in the village Sergievskii, Tambov Governorate. His father was Actual Civil Councellor Sergei Mikhailovich Lunin (d. February 1817). His mother was Fyeodosiya Mykytychna Lunina nee Muravyova (died in 1792). He was educated at home; his teachers, including Abbot Vovilye who ontroduced him to to the Catholicismt. While training Lunin lived with his uncle - a writer, historian and civic leader - Mikhail Vorobyev.

He enrolled as a Juncker in the Life Guards regiment in September 1803 and participated in military campaigns of 1805 - 1807 years: Austerlitz , Helzborh , Fridland . At Austerlitzhis younger brother, Nikita was killed. Lunin fought very bravely, was awarded the Order of St. Anne's 4th degree. At the same time became a member of the group Kavalerhardskyh officers ( Patisserie Sergei G. , Lopuhin Pavel Petrovich ), who had adopted catholicism.

He took part in the Franco-Russian War of 1812 and foreign campaigns of the Russian army, distinguishing himself in all battles from Smolensk to Paris. At Borodino his horse was shot from beneath him. He was warded a gold sword for bravery, three times ending with a captancy. He returned to with his regiment to St. Petersburg in 1814, retiring 1815 and then left for Paris where he met Henri de Saint-Simon . He returned to Russia in 1817. He then joined the Polish Lancer Regiment in 1822, and was a transferred to the Warsaw based to Grodno Life Guards hussar regiment, becoming Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich's Adjutant.

During his service in Poland came to the Polish patriotic leaders. Growing and his former interest in Catholicism . Examines the Polish language, writes poems in Polish, which endorses the Adam Mickiewicz . It was also the Lunin and romantic love to the young (17 years) Natalia Potocki , relatives last Polish king.

Mason , a member of three lodges virtues.'

Lunin - one of the first members of the salvation of the Union , offers a plan for capturing or killing of Alexander I. Member of the Union of Welfare (Koryennoyi board member, member of the Moscow coup in 1817 and 1820 meetings of the Petersburg). Lunin - a supporter of the republic, his goal - the constitution restricting the power of the monarch or president. At the same time he tries to free his serfs, is testament (2 variants) in their favor. Actively participate in discussions of the first versions of the truth of the Rus (Pavel Pestel) .

Member of the Northern Society . After 1821 he did not have relations with members of the Decembrists' organizations during the investigation but acknowledged that in other circumstances would necessarily have acted with them.

He was arrested in Warsaw on March 24, 1826, was brought to St. Petersburg April 15, 1826 to Peter and Paul Fortress . Convicted of first-class to deprivation orders, the nobility of hard labor for 20 years and then to the village in Siberia . August 22nd term of hard labor was reduced to 15 years. 1826 - 1828 years - stay in Sveaborzkiy and Vyborg fortress in a lonely grave custody.

Was delivered to the Chita jail in June 1828, transferred to the Petrovsky factory in September 1830. In 1832, a term of hard labor was reduced to 10 years. Went to village to village. Urik Irkutsk province (along with Patisserie Sergei G. , Ferdinand B. Wolf , Muravyov Nikita Mikhailovich et al.). In Siberia, he wrote a series of illegal activities, ozhydaye public response, the violation of general apathy. But due to a denunciation February 24, 1841 in a house search was conducted Lunin, all the papers seized. In the night of 26 to March 27, 1841 Lunin was arrested, gave written evidence and was incarcerated in prison at Akatuyevskiy Nerchinsk mine . Akatuye died December 3, 1845 in unclear circumstances.

Lunin critically refers to the German classical philosophy , as well as Voltaire and Rousseau . Nayivysshimy authority of for him was Blessed Augustine and Basil the Great , and her contemporary philosophers - French philosophers of Catholic Joseph de Mestre and Robert Felisite Lamenne .

Lunin denied because of his autocracy nadzakonnosti. Russia considered a backward state, and output from that seen in the elimination of serfdom , the liberation of peasants and nadelenni their land. There was a supporter of constitutional political system. Emphasized the important cultural and historical role of Catholicism , which he believes contributed to the establishment of law and constitutional principles everywhere. Do not accept Orthodoxy as the Orthodox Church was subject to state and performed an instrument of power. Proposed elimination of the Orthodox Church. While the settlement in 1836 equipped the Catholic prayer. Criticized and Protestantism as a religion on the verge of atheism .

Decembrist Revolt defined as moral and reasonable, and the Decembrists believed "the apostles of freedom."

Lunin Works

Letters from Siberia Looking at Spending Secret Society s 1816 year by 1826 Rozыsk historic Breaking Donesenyya Secret sledstvennoy Committee Sovereign Emperor in 1826 year Looking for polskye Dela Mr. Ivanov, a member of the hidden things of society soedynennыh Slavs Public movement in Russia in nыneshnee tsarstvovanye Plan principal classes, 3 phases from 8-year-old to 14 years of Age Ystorycheskye эtyudы

Awards

Order of St. Anne 4 Class. The Order of St. Vladimir 4 degrees with a bow. Order of St. Anne 2 degrees. Golden sword with the inscription "For hrabrost.

Sources

Dekabrystы. Byohrafycheskyy a reference. Ed. Academician MV Nechkynoy. — М. Nauka, 1988 (RUS) MS Lunin Sochynenyya, writing papers. — Irkutsk, 1988 (RUS) Èidel'man N.YA. Lunin. - М., 1970 (RUS)

Links

Biography MS Lunin, Philosophy. взгляды (рос.) vzhlyadы (RUS) Biography MS Lunin (RUS) NP Mathanova. Lunin destroyer. (RUS)

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Name	Lunin, Michael
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Date of birth	December 29, 1787
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Date of death	December 3, 1845
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