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  2. State Duma - Wikipedia

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    Duma Building on Manege Square. The history of the duma dates back to the boyar dumas of Kievan Rus' and Muscovite Russia as well Tsarist Russia. [4] [5] [6] The State Duma of the Russian Empire was founded in 1905 after the violence and upheaval in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and was Russia's first elected parliament.

  3. State Duma (Russian Empire) - Wikipedia

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    The State Duma, also known as the Imperial Duma, was the lower house of the legislature in the Russian Empire, while the upper house was the State Council. It held its meetings in the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg. It convened four times between 27 April 1906 and the collapse of the empire in February 1917.

  4. Duma - Wikipedia

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    The term boyar duma is used to refer to advisory councils in Russia from the 10th to 17th centuries. Starting in the 18th century, city dumas were formed across Russia. The first formally constituted state duma was the Imperial State Duma introduced to the Russian Empire by Emperor Nicholas II in 1905.

  5. List of political parties in Russia - Wikipedia

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    The party's electorate includes a substantial share of government employees, pensioners and military personnel, who are dependent on the state for their livelihood. [10] Sixty-four percent of United Russia supporters are female. In the run-up to the 2011 Duma elections, it was reported that support for United Russia was growing among young ...

  6. Fourth Convocation of the State Duma of the Russian Empire

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    On February 27, during a private meeting of members of the Duma, the Provisional Committee of the State Duma was created, which took part in the formation of the Provisional Government, and until the start of its work, that is, February 27 – March 2, it was the self–proclaimed government of Russia. On May 12 – July 19, 1917, eight more ...

  7. Russian Empire - Wikipedia

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    A reconstruction program approved by the State Duma in 1912, but it was not completed before World War I. [201] Russia's Baltic Fleet stayed on the defensive against the German High Seas Fleet, [202] but its Black Sea Fleet had success in raiding Ottoman merchant shipping and threatened the ability of the Ottoman Empire to continue the war. [120]

  8. Category:State Duma of the Russian Empire - Wikipedia

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    Members of the State Duma (Russian Empire) (6 C) Pages in category "State Duma of the Russian Empire" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.

  9. 1906 Russian legislative election - Wikipedia

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    The State Duma was shifted, becoming a lower chamber below the reformed State Council of Imperial Russia, which had been the Russian legislative body since 1810. Legislation had to be approved by the Duma, the Council and the Emperor to become law - and in "exceptional conditions" the government could bypass the Duma.