Duma | Definition, Facts, History | Britannica 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
Duma (2005) - IMDb During a nightly Porsche ride with his doting rascal Xan, white South African farmer Peter finds and adopts an orphaned cheetah cub, dubbed Duma (just Swahili for cheetah)
State Duma Passes 2026-28 Budget and Tax Increase Bills State Duma lawmakers on Thursday passed Russia’s three-year federal budget and a package of tax increases, bills aimed at shoring up government revenues as spending on the war against Ukraine
The Duma in Russian History - ThoughtCo The Duma ("Assembly" in Russian) was an elected semi-representative body in Russia from 1906 to 1917 It was created by the leader of the ruling Tsarist regime Tsar Nicholas II in 1905 when the government was desperate to divide the opposition during an uprising
DUMA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DUMA is a representative council in Russia; especially often Duma : the principal legislative assembly in Russia from 1906 to 1917 and since 1993
duma, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary An elected national legislative body established in Russia in 1905 by a decree of Tsar Nicholas II; also as Imperial Duma Also (chiefly with preceding ordinal number): one of the four assemblies of this legislative body summoned between 1906 and 1917
duma - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Russian ду́ма (dúma, “elective legislative assembly”, originally: “thought”), from Proto-Slavic *duma (“breath, spirit; word; mind, thought; advice”)