Duma, elected legislative body that, along with the State Council, constituted the imperial Russian legislature from 1906 until its dissolution at the time of the March 1917 Revolution. The Duma (meaning ‘deliberation’) constituted the first genuine attempt toward parliamentary government in Russia. More @Wikipedia
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