Senate Square, situated on the left bank of the Bolshaya Neva, in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral, in Saint Petersburg was formerly known as Decembrists Square from 1925-2008.
It is situated on the left bank of the Bolshaya Neva, in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral. In 1925 it was renamed Decembrists' Square to commemorate the Decembrist Revolt, which played out there in December 1825. On July 29, 2008, the square reverted to the name "Senate Square". Senate Square (Russian:  ), formerly known as Decembrists' Square ( ) from the 1920s to 2008, and (formally) as Peter's Square ( ), from 1782 to 1925, is a city square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. 
