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Look up: Duma

  1. Duma
    The Duma was the lower House of the Russian Imperial Parliament. It was created in 1905 by the Constitution granted by Tsar Nicholas II, and replaced in 1917 by the Soviet system.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Duma
    The name given to steam cooking which traditionally involved using a pot with a close fitting lid tightly sealed with cloth.
    Found on http://www.zindagee.co.uk/cuisine/glossa

  3. 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....
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. duma
    lower house of Russian Parliament Category: Politics
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Duma
    A `Duma` is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The `State Duma` in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament. It is also the term for a council to early Russian rulers (Boyar Duma), as well as for city councils in Imperial Russia (`Municipal dumas`).
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duma

  6. Duma
    elected legislative body that, along with the State Council, constituted the imperial Russian legislature from 1906 until its dissolution at the ... [12 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/81

  7. duma
    duma (dOO'mä) , Russian name for a representative body, particularly applied to the Imperial Duma established as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1905. The parliamentary organization of 1906, largely the work of Count Witte, provided for a state council (an upper house, with some membe...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0


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