Duma - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Duma Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,577,403,511 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Duma

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Duma

In Russia, before 1917, an elected assembly that met four times following the short-lived 1905 revolution. With progressive demands the government could not accept, the Duma was largely powerless. After the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the Duma directed the formation of a provisional government.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Hutchinson browser?   Full browser?
 
Al-Abrash noted that his official visit to Russia is mainly dedicated to discuss parliamentary relations between both countries, during which he will hold parliamentary talks in Duma and Russian Federation Council.
11, met in Moscow with leaders of United Russia, the State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and the chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kossatchov, reports news agency LETA.
It's going to be drones from here on out," recollected Duma.
 
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.