HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Duma
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Stalemate
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Duma
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Gorilla
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Detailed explanation-1: -The State Duma, also known as the Imperial Duma, was the lower house of the Governing Senate in the Russian Empire, while the upper house was the State Council. It held its meetings in the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg.
Detailed explanation-2: -The State Duma in the Russian Empire The first representative body of legislative power was created in the Russian Empire in 1905 as result of the revolution. On 6 August 1905, Emperor Nicholas II issued a Manifesto on Establishment and Organisational Rules of one of the parliament chambers – the State Duma.
Detailed explanation-3: -Etymology. The Russian word is inherited from the Proto-Slavic word *duma which is thought to be derived from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz. The word is also related to the Russian verb dumat′ () meaning “to think".