State Duma

Also known as Duma, Russian Duma, Gosudarstvennaya Duma

lower house of Federal Assembly of Russia

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The State Duma is the lower house of Russia's Federal Assembly, meaning it's one of the two main chambers of the country's legislature. It matters because it has significant power in passing laws and shaping Russian government policy, making it a central institution in Russia's political system.

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Type: Government
Founded: 1907
Location: Moscow, Russia
Also known as: Gosudarstvennaya Duma
Status: Active

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GRID grid.465526.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 0480 7696

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Official website: www.duma.gov.ru
Image: Фракция ЕР В Зале Пленарных Заседаний ГД.JPG

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email address: mailto:[email protected]
Commons category: State Duma
native label: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации
inception: 1907-00-00
number of seats: 450
phone number: +7 495 692-95-95
short name: Госду́ма

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The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993.

The Duma headquarters are located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to as deputies. The State Duma replaced the Supreme Soviet as a result of the new constitution introduced by Boris Yeltsin in the aftermath of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, and approved in a nationwide referendum.