Fourth Duma
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The Fourth Duma was the last imperial Russian legislature, serving from 1912 until the March 1917 Revolution. It was elected indirectly and, like the Third Duma, was largely conservative. However, as World War I progressed, the Fourth Duma became increasingly critical of the government's perceived incompetence and negligence, particularly in supplying the army.1
By 1915, the Duma had emerged as a central point of opposition to the imperial regime. At the beginning of the March Revolution in 1917, it established the Provisional Committee of the Duma, which subsequently formed the first Provisional Government and accepted Tsar Nicholas II's abdication. The Duma's existence highlighted the growing dissatisfaction with autocratic rule and foreshadowed the end of the Russian Empire.1
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DumaThe Fourth Duma was also conservative. But as World War I progressed, it became increasingly dissatisfied with the government’s incompetence and negligence, especially in supplying the army. By the spring of 1915 the Duma had become a focal point of opposition to the imperial regime. At…
Read MoreThe Fourth Duma was also conservative. But as World War I progressed, it became increasingly dissatisfied with the government’s incompetence and negligence, especially in supplying the army. By the spring of 1915 the Duma had become a focal point of opposition to the imperial regime. At…
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RussiaThe State Duma…in autumn 1907, and the Fourth, elected in autumn 1912, were therefore more congenial to the government. The leading caucus in both Dumas was the Union of October 17 (known as the Octobrists), whose strength was among the landowners of the Russian heartland. The Octobrists acknowledged the October Manifesto as…
Read More…in autumn 1907, and the Fourth, elected in autumn 1912, were therefore more congenial to the government. The leading caucus in both Dumas was the Union of October 17 (known as the Octobrists), whose strength was among the landowners of the Russian heartland. The Octobrists acknowledged the October Manifesto as…
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