Robin Mojumder
Were the Dumas from 1905 to 1914 anything more than a talking shop?
In this essay I will talk about the Dumas from 1905 to 1914. I will state whether the Dumas were exploited in any way from the government especially the tsar. Furthermore to see whether the Duma was used to its full potential or was it just anything like a talking shop where actions were not taken. From this I will get an overall conclusion to see whether the Dumas from 1905 to 1914 were anything more than a talking shop.
In 1906 the first Duma was elected and this was the thought of many to be the start of a new Russia, a non – autocratic Russia. However it seemed that the Dumas were not used to the maximum potential as the tsar did let the Duma take off. The first Duma had very little action as most liberal were restricted with other decision they had to make because the tsar restricted many decision and actions. Furthermore the tsar had said curse the Duma, its all Witte’s doing. This showed that the tsar did not want to set up the Duma and that he was provoked into making the decision. The Duma was more than a talking shop as MP’s would come into the Duma, express there ideas, however were not listened to as there was large disagreements between parties. Furthermore they had no distinct leader in Duma so it seemed inevitable when the tsar dissolved the Duma.