History A-Level
The Duma and representative government
What The Duma and representative government means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A legislature that could debate and approve budgets, but which the Tsar could dissolve and rule by decree under Article 87; a consultative body, not a parliament controlling the government.
Topics that use The Duma and representative government
- The end of Romanov rule, 1906–17 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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