, ▁they ▁are ▁ready ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁everything : ▁their ▁own ▁well - be ing , ▁position ▁in ▁society , ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁beaut ies ▁and ▁even ▁life : ▁their ▁own ▁and ▁sub ordinate ▁soldiers . ▁Disc uss ing ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁reform , ▁the ▁nobles ▁ask ▁themselves ▁the ▁main ▁question , ▁what ▁to ▁prefer : ▁the ▁Russian ▁truth ▁by ▁P avel ▁P est el , ▁written ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁Republican ▁spirit , ▁or ▁Nik ita ▁Mur avy ov ' s ▁constitution al ▁project , ▁where ▁Russia ▁will ▁remain ▁an ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Ch ern ih iv ▁regiment . ▁To ▁P est el ▁comes ▁General ▁Y ush ne v sky . ▁From ▁him , ▁P est el ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Captain ▁May bor oda , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁officers , ▁wrote ▁a ▁den unci ation ▁to ▁Petersburg . ▁P avel ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁Tul chin ▁for ▁arrest . ▁P est el ▁dec ides ▁to ▁give ▁up . ▁Mur avy ov ▁reports ▁this ▁to ▁Mik h ail ▁Best uz he v . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁are ▁reb elling ... ▁ ▁The ▁morning ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 4 th . ▁The ▁Moscow ▁inf antry ▁regiment , ▁led ▁by ▁Prince ▁Y ev gen y ▁O bol ens ky , ▁Nikol ai ▁Pan ov , ▁Mik h ail ▁Best uz he v ▁and ▁▁ <0x09> Py otr ▁K akh ov sky , ▁goes ▁to ▁Senate ▁Square ▁and ▁prepar es ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Senate ▁( not ▁knowing ▁that ▁the ▁Senate ▁has ▁sw orn ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Nikol