First Duma

How did they deal with arrest?

trial and imprisonment of key kadet and labour is party members who had signed the vyborg manifesto

What did Stolypin think?

the process of dealing with dissenters was too cumbersome and soft

What did Stolypin order?

the trial system for civilian rioters to be accelerated by introducing field court-martial that resulted in fast trials and thousands of executions

Kadet dominated with how many seats?

185

What did the revolutionaries do?

Boycott

What did members of the first assembly participate in?

rigorous debate over matters of the empire such as the Polish question

What were the most important discussions?

land distributions

what did the gov state?

Compulsory redistribution was not an option

Why did this anger the duma?

they wanted a more radical solution; their disappointment and demands quickly gained press coverage

What did Nicholas II claim in response?

the actions of the Duma were illegal and disbanded it after 2 months