Fourth Duma

What was the duration?

Nov 1912- feb1917

what did the rule coincide with?

with brutal repression of civil disorder eg. state police killing striking miners at lena gold fields in 1912, 200 killed

what was it dominated by?

far right politicians

what was there growing despair of?

over the way gov ignored wishes of legislature and used violence to maintain public order

what was it infamous for?

putting pressure on tsar to abdicate

what did it form the backbone of?

provisional gov

despite its criticism, what did it remain as?

despite its criticism of the tsarist regime, the Duma remained an institution dominated by the ‘old guard’ of landowning conservatives and liberals