About the book: year / After the end of the term of hard labor, Transbaikalia continued to be the place of exile of 17 active participants in the first armed uprising against the tsarist autocracy and serfdom on December 14, 1825 on Senate Square . Settled in different cities and remote villages of the region, the Decembrists enjoyed universal love and respect from the local population. For nine people, the Transbaikal land became the eternal resting place of their remains. This book tells about the Selenga period in the life of the three Decembrists, based on the historical, archaeological, archival, folklore and literary research of the author. The book is intended for a wide range of readers.