State Duma

Some of the key events about State Duma

• 1906

  Established as the lower house of the Russian parliament, introducing representative democracy to the Russian Empire
• 1906

  Passed legislation restricting civil liberties and expanding police powers
• 1907

  Approved electoral law changes that reduced representation of workers and peasants
• 1914

  Supported Russia's entry into World War I despite public opposition
• 1917

  Played a key role in the February Revolution, leading to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
• 1993

  Re-established as part of the new Russian Constitution, marking the return of parliamentary democracy to Russia
• 1993

  Dissolved by presidential decree during constitutional crisis
• 1998

  Passed legislation to protect cultural heritage sites in Russia
• 1999

  Approved military intervention in Chechnya leading to Second Chechen War
• 2001

  Adopted a new Labor Code, modernizing labor laws and worker protections
• 2002

  Approved Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization
• 2002

  Passed law allowing government to shut down media outlets without court order
• 2006

  Passed legislation to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
• 2010

  Ratified the New START Treaty, reducing nuclear arms with the United States
• 2013

  Passed legislation to reform the pension system, aiming to improve financial stability
• 2013

  Enacted law banning "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" to minors
• 2014

  Ratified treaty annexing Crimea from Ukraine
• 2019

  Approved legislation to develop Russia's digital economy and promote technological innovation
• 2020

  Approved constitutional amendments allowing president to potentially remain in power until 2036
• 2022

  Passed laws criminalizing criticism of military actions and "fake news" about armed forces

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