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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First State Duma of the Russian Empire canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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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