Write a short note on The Duma.
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A duma (дума) is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. The term comes from the Russian verb думать (dumat') meaning "to think" or "to consider". The first formally constituted duma was the State Duma introduced into the Russian Empire by Tsar Nicholas II in 1906.
Under current election laws, the State Duma is elected for a term of five years, with parallel voting. Half of the seats (225) are elected by party-list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold, with the other half elected in 225 single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.
Unrest was growing, so as a partial concession to the people, the Czar allowed the creation of a representative legislative body called the Duma, which existed from 1906 to 1917. Though the Duma was designed to give the people a voice in the government, it largely failed to reach that goal.
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A duma (дума) is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. The term comes from the Russian verb думать (dumat') meaning "to think" or "to consider". The first formally constituted duma was the State Duma introduced into the Russian Empire by Tsar Nicholas II in 1906.