First State Duma of the Russian Empire

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The First State Duma of the Russian Empire was the inaugural elected lower house of the Russian parliament, convened in 1906 after the 1905 Revolution as a short-lived experiment in limited constitutional monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
alsoKnownAs First Duma NERFINISHED
First State Duma NERFINISHED
characterizedAs short-lived experiment in limited constitutional monarchy
constitutionalStatus formally consultative and legislative but subject to Tsar’s veto
country Russian Empire
dissolvedBy Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED
dominantFaction Constitutional Democratic Party NERFINISHED
Kadets NERFINISHED
electoralSystem indirect, multi-stage elections
endDate 21 July 1906
establishedUnder October Manifesto NERFINISHED
followedBy Second State Duma of the Russian Empire NERFINISHED
franchiseRestrictions excluded most women
restricted peasant and worker representation
governmentHeadDuringTerm Ivan Goremykin NERFINISHED
Sergei Witte NERFINISHED
headOfStateDuringTerm Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED
historicalContext aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1905
historicalPeriod late Russian Empire
inception 1906
languageOfWork Russian
legalBasis Fundamental Laws of the Russian Empire (1906) NERFINISHED
legislativeBranchOf Russian Empire NERFINISHED
legislativeTermLength approximately 2.5 months
locatedIn Russian Empire NERFINISHED
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
mainDemands agrarian reform
civil liberties
responsible ministry
meetsIn Tauride Palace NERFINISHED
notableEvent Vyborg Manifesto (after dissolution, by some deputies) NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers approximately 478
numberOfSessions 1
officeHeldByPresidingOfficer Chairman of the State Duma
opposedBy Tsarist government NERFINISHED
conservative bureaucracy
partOf State Duma of the Russian Empire NERFINISHED
precededBy no elected national legislature in the Russian Empire
presidingOfficer Sergey Muromtsev NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution conflict with the Tsar and government over reforms
role lower chamber of the Russian parliament
significance first nationally elected representative assembly in Russian history
startDate 27 April 1906
typeOfParliament bicameral parliament lower house
upperHouse State Council of the Russian Empire NERFINISHED
votingRightsExcludedGroup active-duty soldiers
most national minorities in practice

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