Question

Why did the Tsar dismiss the first Duma within 75 days of its election?

Answer 1

During the 1905 Revolution, there were many changes that were done by Tsar.

One such change was dismissing of the first Duma in the span of 75 days.

This was done because he didn’t want anyone to put the question on his authority and also he didn’t want to suffer from any of the power reduction.

Answer 2

The Tsar dismissed the first Duma within 75 days of its election because the Tsar was paranoid.

• The Tsar of Russia always wanted absolute and all power in his hands. He did not want anyone to question his authority.
• Hence, when the Duma was elected he increasingly got more and more worried over how much power the Duma might assert and gain. Hence, he fired the Duma within 75 days of his election.
• He went on to re-elect the second Duma within three months. However, even this Duma, much like the first one, turned out to be dominated by Liberal and Socialist opposition groups.
• So, he fired the second Duma as well. He then changed the voting laws of electing a Duma and elected a third puppet Duma.

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