STOLYPIN AND THE DUMAS

what was the first Duma called?

duma of national hopes

Hwen did the first duma exist?

May-July 1906

who was the first duma dominated by?

liberals and reformist parties

what did the first duma demand?

increase in the rights of the duma

how many months did the first duma last?

two

where did the first duma deputies mett and to do what?

Vyborg, Finland to urge the people to defy the Tsar and not pay taxes

How did people respond to the demands of the first duma deputies?

scattered violence

What does Stolypin do to the dupities of the first duma?

arrests them and bars them from Dumas

what kind of law was used to deal with the first duma?

martial

how many executions were there between 1906-1911

25000

what was the noose nicknamed?

Stolypin’s necktie

what do the kadets want the monarchy to be like?

constitutional

who was the first duma boycotted by?

Bolshevik’s, SR’s and extreme right wing unions of the russian people

What was the second duma called?

duma of national anger

when did the second duma exist?

February - June 1907

What did Stolypins government try to do to the second duma?

influence the elections

What happened in response to the influenced elections?

extreme left wing parties increased, social democrats

What was opposition like to the second duma?

even larger

What did Stolypin struggle to find support for?

agrarian reform programme

How did Stolypin pass his agrarian laws?

using article 87

what did the second Duma do in response to the agrarian reforms?

refuse to ratify them

What rumour did Stolypin spread about the second duma?

assassination plot against the tsar

How did the Tsar deal with Stolypin’s rumour?

dissolved the duma, arrested and exiled radical delegates, introduced illegal emergency law

how did Stolypin influence the elections?

Use the police to intimidate kadets into not standing

What was the third duma called?

duma of lords and lackeys

when did the third duma exist?

November 1907 - June 1912

What kind of duma was the third duma?

more submissive

How many proposals did the third duma agree to and out of how many?

2200 out of 2500

When did the third duma prove confrontational?

disputes over naval staff, stolypins proposals to extend primary education and his local government reforms

what happened to the third duma in 1911?

suspended twice

Who made up the third duma?

mostly oktobrists and monarchists

What did the masses think of the third duma?

disliked, they felt ignored

When did the fourth duma exist?

1912-1917

what was the fourth duma like?

relatively docile

when was Stolypin assassinated?

1911

Who replaced Stolypin?

Nikolaevich Kokovstov

when did Kokovstov leave his position?

1914

What did Kokovstov do to the dumas?

ignored them so their influence decreased

who made up the fourth duma?

same as third

why couldn’t the fourth duma fight back?

too divided, workers seize intiative and strike before outbreak of war