<P> A duma ( дума ) was a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions . The term comes from the Russian verb думать ( dumat ' ) meaning `` to think '' or `` to consider '' . The first formally constituted duma was the State Duma introduced into the Russian Empire by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905 . The Tsar dismissed the first duma within 75 days and re-elected second duma within three months . It was dissolved in 1917 during the Russian Revolution . Since 1993 , the State Duma is the lower legislative house of the Russian Federation . </P>
<P> A duma ( дума ) was a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions . The term comes from the Russian verb думать ( dumat ' ) meaning `` to think '' or `` to consider '' . The first formally constituted duma was the State Duma introduced into the Russian Empire by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905 . The Tsar dismissed the first duma within 75 days and re-elected second duma within three months . It was dissolved in 1917 during the Russian Revolution . Since 1993 , the State Duma is the lower legislative house of the Russian Federation . </P>
when was the first duma created in russia
when was the first duma created in russia
1905
1905