European Russia
The first Duma
After political unrest, the Czar of Russia finally instituted the first democratic element ever in Russian politics, the Duma. Though it had next to no power and was mostly appointed by the Czar, it signified the crumbling of the monarch era.
Related: Russian Revolution | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russian Civil War | Commintern Established | New Economic Policy | First Five Year Plan | Second Five Year Plan | The Purges

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