the fourth duma 1912-17

Question 1

fourth duma interrupted by?

Answer 1

the outbreak of ww1
met intermittently during the war

Question 2

composition

Answer 2

much the same as that of thrid duma although rightists were stronger and ocotberists weaker

Question 3

this was a relatively

Answer 3

docile body

Question 4

who was new prime minister who replaced stolypin?

Answer 4

Count Vladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov

Question 5

count Vladimir attitude to duma

Answer 5

he simply ignored the duma and its influence declined

Question 6

its main work involved:
(education)

Answer 6

continued support + money for the law of 1908=providing for universal education
-The number of primary schools has risen significantly up ti 1914 + improvements in literacy rate

Question 7

main work
(church)

Answer 7

reform of the orthodox church and the reduction of state control but nicholas would make no final decisions on this before war intervened

Question 8

main work:
(talks -alcohol)

Answer 8

talks to reduce huge consumption of vodka because of its impact on public health
-no action taken = gov got a lot of revenue from it

Question 9

duma was critical of

Answer 9

the governments handling of increasing social unrest, esp Lena Goldfields Massacre

Question 10

what was formed

Answer 10

a ‘progressive bloc’ which offered the tsar a real chance to work with the people

Question 11

but nicholas would not support it and the duma was?

Answer 11

suspended

Question 12

it met again briefly in?

Answer 12

1916 and 1917