State Duma (aug 6, 1905 – feb 26, 1917)

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It was planned that the State Duma would be an advisory body under the Government. However, during the popular unrest, the Tsar came to the opinion that the State Duma should have legislative powers. The meetings of the State Duma were held in the Tauride Palace of St. Petersburg (since 1914 Petrograd). In 1917, the Tsar dissolved the State Duma for the 3rd time. It was restored only in 1993 with the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993.