Dumas and constitutional reform period (1905-1917)

1. Bloody Sunday sparks nationwide protest wave

   Jan 22, 1905Labels: Winter Palace, Bloody Sunday

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2. Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto

   Oct 30, 1905Labels: Nicholas II, October Manifesto

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3. Election rules set for the first Duma

   Dec 1, 1905Labels: Electoral Law, First Duma

   • Duma History

4. Fundamental Laws redefine the new political system

   Apr 23, 1906Labels: Fundamental Laws, Nicholas II

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5. First State Duma opens in St. Petersburg

   Apr 27, 1906Labels: First Duma, Tauride Palace

   • Duma History

6. Stolypin becomes prime minister and pursues reforms

   Jul 21, 1906Labels: Pyotr Stolypin, Prime Minister

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7. First Duma is dissolved by the tsar

   Jul 22, 1906Labels: Nicholas II, Duma dissolution

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8. Stolypin’s agrarian decree allows leaving the commune

   Nov 22, 1906Labels: Stolypin agrarian, Peasant commune

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9. Second Duma convenes and is quickly dissolved

   Jun 3, 1907Labels: Second Duma

   • Duma History
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10. New election law shifts power toward property owners

    Jun 3, 1907Labels: Electoral Reform, 1907 Decree

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11. Third Duma opens under the revised rules

    Nov 1, 1907Labels: Third Duma

    • Duma History

12. Lena goldfields shootings fuel new labor unrest

    Apr 17, 1912Labels: Lena Goldfields, Massacre

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13. Fourth Duma convenes as politics polarize again

    Nov 15, 1912Labels: Fourth Duma

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14. Progressive Bloc forms to demand wartime reforms

    Aug 1, 1915Labels: Progressive Bloc, Fourth Duma

    • Britannica

15. Provisional Committee of the Duma takes emergency role

    Mar 12, 1917Labels: Provisional Committee, Duma deputies

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    • Britannica

16. Nicholas II abdicates, ending tsarist autocracy

    Mar 15, 1917Labels: Nicholas II, Abdication

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