Parliament of Tsarist Russia.
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. After the abdication of Nicholas II, the Duma directed the formation of a provisional government.
Ruska narodna skupština, sabor, parlament; skupština staleža; muz. vrsta maloruskih narodnih pesama, koje se pevaju uz pratnju bandure, instrumenta sličnog mandolini. (rus.)