The 4 Dumas Flashcards
What parties were present in Duma 1?
A mix of left and right-wing
What parties were present in Duma 2?
A mixture of both wings - slightly more right-wing though
What parties were present in Duma 3? Why?
Mainly right-wing parties as article 87 Riggs the voting
What parties were present in Duma 4?
Mainly right-wing
What occurs in Duma 1 as a result of the parties present?
A lot of disagreements and arguments
What historically is important about the first Duma?
Marks the first democratic institution with the people were fairly represented
What weakened the power of the first Duma?
The fundamental laws
What limited the control of finance in the first Duma?
Huge foreign loans
What did the first and second Duma do?
Little
What limited discussions and progression in Duma 2?
Significant amounts of arguments
In terms of Stolypin’s reforms and the Tsar’s army, what did the second duma do?
Opposed Stolypin’s reforms and attacked the organisation of Tsar’s army
What does the third duma do? (3)
- 4 years of compulsory education
- Schools set up for the poor
- National insurance scheme for ill workers introduced
When the are in power how does the third Duma treat Stolypin’s reforms?
They are all pushed through
What leads to their being underrepresentation of the left-wing in the Third Duma?
Article 87
Why was the Third Duma kept?
For the democratic image of Russia as the Tsar holds control
During the fourth Duma what happens twoard the Tsar?
Opposition and criticism grows
During the fourth Duma what do they do to the Tsar?
Voiced criticisms towards the Tsar and encouraged opposition to rule
What two events effected the fourth Duma? How did this effect the fourth Duma?
WW1 - interrupted their time in office
Lena Goldfields Massacre - growing tensions
What was Article 87?
Changing of the voting system votes from upper-class were worth much more than the votes from the peasants and workers
How many votes were needed from workers to get someone elected?
100,000 votes
How many votes were needed from the upper classes to get someone elected?
Only 200 vote
Who did Article 87 favour?
It favoured right wing groups
Who were the right wing groups in favour of?
The Tsar
What did the third duma do?
Some social reform
