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,! TWELVE YE>S -- EXACTLY -- :I* SEP>ATE ! REAL REVOLUTION FROM ITS FIR/ ATTEMPT1 ! 0EXPLOSION0 FROM ! 0JOLT10 DID NOT ADD ANY?+ SALI5T FROM A REVOLUTION>Y PO9T ( VIEW4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 REACTION FL\RI%$ ALL ALONG ! L9E4 ,WE %\LD NEV]!LESS TAKE NOTE ( SOME MAJOR /RIKES & ( A REBELLION 9 ! ,BALTIC ,FLEET AT ,KRON/ADT :I* WAS SAVAGELY REPRESS$4 

,! FATE ( ! ,DUMA WAS ! \T/&+ EV5T ( ?IS P]IOD4 

,! ,DUMA BEGAN ITS SESSIONS 9 ,MAY1 #a#i#f1 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG4 ,IMM5SE POPUL> 5?USIASM ACCOMPANI$ !SE FIR/ SESSIONS4 ,9 SPITE ( ALL ( ! GOV]NM5T'S MA*9ATIONS1 ! ,DUMA CAME \T AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY DOM9AT$ IT BY ! NUMB] ( ITS MEMB]S & ! QUALITY ( ITS REPRES5TATIVES4 ,S4 ,MUROMTSEV1 PR(ESSOR AT ,MOSC[ ,UNIV]SITY & ONE ( ! P>TY'S MO/ DI/+UI%$ MEMB]S1 WAS ELECT$ PRESID5T ( ! ,ASSEMBLY4 ,LEFT-W+ DEPUTIES -- ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS & ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>IES 70,LABORITES07 -- ALSO =M$ AN IMPOS+ BLOC4 ,! 5TIRE POPULATION FOLL[$ ! DELIB]ATIONS ( ! ,DUMA ) PASSIONATE 9T]E/4 ,ALL HOPES TURN$ T[>D ! ,DUMA4 ,PEOPLE EXPECT$ AT LEA/ SIGNIFICANT1 EFFECTIVE & JU/ RE=MS4 

,BUT FROM ! V]Y FIR/ CONTACT1 HO/ILITY-SIL5T AT FIR/1 BUT GR[+ 9CREAS+LY OV]T -- DEVELOP$ BETWE5 ! 0,P>LIAM5T0 & ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! GOV]NM5T TREAT$ ! ,DUMA PATRONIZ+LY1 ) UNDISGUIS$ CONTEMPT4 ,IT H>DLY TOL]AT$ ! ,DUMA4 ,IT REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! ,DUMA1 EV5 AS A PURELY CONSULTATIVE BODY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,DUMA ITSELF TRI$ TO IMPOSE ITSELF AS A LEGISLATIVE1 CON/ITUTIONAL BODY4 ,RELATIONS BETWE5 !M GREW 9CREAS+LY /RA9$4 

,! PEOPLE OBVI\SLY SID$ ) ! ,DUMA4 ,! GOV]NM5T'S POSITION BECAME UNFAVORABLE1 RIDICUL\S1 & EV5 DANG]\S4 ,NEV]!LESS IT DID NOT HAVE TO FE> AN IMM95T REVOLUTION4 ,! GOV]NM5T KNEW ?IS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT C\LD C\NT ON ! >MY & ! POLICE4 ,SO ! GOV]NM5T UND]TOOK A DECISIVE MEASURE4 ,! NEW 5]GETIC M9I/]1 ,/OLY-P91 WAS PUT 9 *>GE4 ,HE US$ A PROJECT$ 0,APPEAL TO ! ,PEOPLE10 PREP>$ BY ! ,DUMA & HAV+ TO DO MA9LY ) ! AGR>IAN PROJECT1 AS HIS PRETEXT4 

,ONE MORN+ ! 0DEPUTIES0 F\ND ! DOORS ( ! ,DUMA CLOS$ & GU>D$ BY TROOPS4 ,>MY & POLICE P>AD$ 9 ! /REETS4 ,! ,DUMA -- KN[N AS ! 0,FIR/ ,DUMA0 -- WAS DISSOLV$4 ,AN (FICIAL DECREE ANN\NC$ & 0EXPLA9$0 ?IS ACTION TO ! POPULATION4 ,?IS HAPP5$ 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#f4 

,EXCEPT = A LONG S]IES ( ASSASS9ATIONS & A FEW ISOLAT$ REVOLTS1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT BE+ ?OSE ( ,SVEABORG & ,KRON/ADT 7! SECOND 9 A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME1 ! FIR/ HAV+ TAK5 PLACE 9 ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#e71 ! C\NTRY REMA9$ CALM4 

,! DEPUTIES !MSELVES DID NOT D>E TO RESI/ EFFECTIVELY4 ,?IS FACT CAN EASILY BE EXPLA9$4 ,RESI/+ W\LD MEAN TURN+ TO REVOLUTION>Y ACTION4 ,BUT EV]Y:]E IT WAS FELT ?AT1 = ! PRES5T1 ! REVOLUTION WAS P[]LESS4 7,FUR!RMORE1 IF ?IS HAD NOT BE5 ! SITUATION ! GOV]NM5T W\LD NOT HAVE D>$ TO DISSOLVE ! ,DUMA1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ?IS 9SOL5T MANN]4 ,! GOV]NM5T FELT G5U9ELY P[]FUL &1 AT LEA/ = ! TIME BE+1 IT WAS NOT MI/AK547 ,! B\RGEOISIE WAS F> TOO WEAK TO DREAM ( A REVOLUTION FAVORABLE TO ITS 9T]E/S4 ,AS = ! WORK+ MASSES & !IR P>TIES1 AT ?IS PO9T !Y DID NOT FEEL READY TO UND]TAKE A REVOLUTION4 

,CONSEQU5TLY ! DEPUTIES SUBMITT$ TO ! DISSOLUTION4 ,! DECREE1 FUR!RMORE1 DID NOT SUPPRESS ! ,DUMA1 BUT ANN\NC$ NEW ELECTIONS 9 ! NE> FUTURE1 BAS$ ON SOME:AT MODIFI$ RULES4 ,! 0REPRES5TATIVES ( ! PEOPLE0 LIMIT$ !MSELVES TO LAUN*+ A NOTE ( PROTE/ AGA9/ ?IS >BITR>Y ACT4 ,TO PREP>E ?IS NOTE 9 COMPLETE FRE$OM1 ! EX-DEPUTIES -- MA9LY ! MEMB]S ( ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY-MET 9 ,F9L& 7:]E !Y W]E PROTECT$ BY A C]TA9 9DEP5D5CE ( LEGISLATION 9 ?IS P>T ( ! ,RUSSIAN EMPIRE71 9 ! CITY ( ,VYBORG1 :I* IS :Y ! NOTE WAS BAPTIZ$ ! 0,VYBORG ,APPEAL40 ,AFT]W>DS !Y CALMLY RETURN$ HOME4 

,9 SPITE ( ! 9NOCU\S *>ACT] ( !IR 0REVOLT10 !Y W]E NEV]!LESS TRI$ & CONVICT$ SOME TIME LAT] BY A SPECIAL C\RT & GIV5 LI<T S5T5CES4 7,!Y DID1 NEV]!LESS1 LOSE ! RI<T TO BE REELECT$ TO ! ,DUMA47 

,ONLY ONE DEPUTY1 A Y\NG PEASANT FROM ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,/AVROPOL1 ! 0,LABORITE0 ,ONIPKO1 DID NOT RESIGN4 ,IT WAS HE :O /IMULAT$ ! UPRIS+ 9 ,KRON/ADT4 ,SEIZ$ ON ! SPOT1 HE WAS ALMO/ %OT BY A FIR+ SQUAD4 ,C]TA9 9T]V5TIONS & FE>S SAV$ HIM4 ,HE WAS F9ALLY TRI$ & S5T5C$ TO EXILE 9 ,SIB]IA4 ,HE SUCCE$$ 9 ESCAP+ & F\ND REFUGE ABROAD4 ,HE RETURN$ TO ,RUSSIA 9 #a#i#a#g4 ,:AT HAPP5$ TO HIM LAT] IS UNKN[N4 ,ACCORD+ TO SOME V]Y RELIABLE S\RCES1 HE CONT9U$ TO /RUGGLE AS A MEMB] ( ! ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY ( ! RI<T1 TURN$ AGA9/ ! ,BOL%EVIKS & WAS %OT BY !M4 

,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! DISSOLUTION ( ! 0FIR/ ,DUMA10 ! GOV]NM5T REVAMP$ ! ELECTORAL LAW1 UNSCRUPUL\SLY HAD REC\RSE TO O!R PREV5TIVE MEASURES & MANEUV]S1 & SUMMON$ ! 0SECOND ,DUMA40 ,MU* MORE MOD]ATE 9 ITS GE/URES & SIGNIFICANTLY MORE M$IOCRE ?AN ! FIR/1 ?IS ,DUMA WAS /ILL 0TOO REVOLUTION>Y0 = ! GOV]NM5T4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT1 DESPITE ALL ! MA*9ATIONS1 IT /ILL HAD NUM]\S LEFT-W+ DEPUTIES4 ,?IS ,DUMA WAS 9 TURN DISSOLV$4 ,?IS TIME ! ELECTORAL LAW WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFI$4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! POPULATION SOON LO/ ALL 9T]E/ 9 ! ACTIVITY -OR RA!R ! 9ACTIVITY -- ( ! ,DUMA1 EXCEPT = R>E MOM5TS :5 AN EXCIT+ EV5T OR A /IRR+ DEBATE BRIEFLY ATTRACT$ !IR ATT5TION4 

,! DISSOLUTION ( ! SECOND ,DUMA L$ TO A ?IRD & F9ALLY A F\R? ,DUMA4 ,?IS LA/ ,DUMA -- A COMPLETELY DOCILE 9/RUM5T 9 ! H&S ( ! REACTION>Y GOV]NM5T-WAS ABLE TO DRAG \T ITS BLEAK & /]ILE EXI/5CE UNTIL ! REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#g4 

,AS = RE=MS OR USEFUL LAWS1 ! ,DUMA ACCOMPLI%$ NO?+ AT ALL4 ,BUT ITS PRES5CE WAS NOT COMPLETELY USELESS4 ,! CRITICAL SPEE*ES ( SOME OPPOSITION DEPUTIES1 ! POSITION ( ,CZ>ISM 9 ! FACE ( ! BURN+ PROBLEMS ( ! H\R1 ! V]Y IMPOT5CE ( ! 0,P>LIAM5T0 TO DEAL ) !SE PROBLEMS SO LONG AS ! ABSOLUTI/ REGIME REMA9$ 9TACT1 ALL !SE FACTS CONT9U$ TO 5LI<T5 ! VA/ MASSES ( ! POPULATION AB\T ! REAL NATURE ( ! REGIME1 AB\T ! ROLE ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 AB\T ! TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLI%$1 AB\T ! PROGRAMS ( ! POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,= ! ,RUSSIAN POPULATION ?IS P]IOD WAS1 9 %ORT1 A LONG & F]TILE 0EXP]IM5TAL LESSON10 ! ONLY ONE POSSIBLE 9 ! ABS5CE ( O!R MEANS ( POLITICAL & SOCIAL $UCATION4 

,TWO P>ALLEL PROCESSES W]E ! MA9 *>ACT]I/ICS ( ! P]IOD 9 QUE/ION3 ON ONE SIDE1 ! ACCEL]AT$ & DEF9ITIVE DEG5]ATION -- 0DECAY0 W\LD BE A BETT] WORD-( ! ABSOLUTI/ REGIME2 ON ! O!R1 ! RAPID GR[? ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MASSES4 

,! UNQUE/IONABLE SIGNS ( ! DEG5]ATION ( ,CZ>ISM W]E KN[N ABROAD4 ,! ATTITUDE & LIFE-/YLE ( ! ,IMP]IAL ,C\RT W]E TYPICAL ( ?OSE :I* G5]ALLY PREC$$ ! FALL ( MON>*IES4 ,! 9COMPET5CE & 9DIFF]5CE ( ,NI*OLAS ,I,I1 ! CRET9ISM & CORRUPTION ( HIS M9I/]S & FUNCTION>IES1 ! VULG> MY/ICISM :I* TOOK HOLD ( ! 0MON>*0 & HIS FAMILY 7! WELL KN[N EPISODE ( ! PRIE/ ,RASPUT97 ?IS 5SEMBLE ( ELEM5TS WAS NOT A SECRET TO ANYONE ABROAD4 

,:AT WAS NOT AS WELL KN[N W]E ! PR(\ND *ANGES TAK+ PLACE 9 ! PSY*OLOGY ( ! POPUL> MASSES4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! SPIRITUAL CONDITION ( A MAN ( ! PEOPLE 9 #a#i#a#b1 = EXAMPLE1 NO LONG] HAD ANY?+ 9 COMMON ) ! PRIMITIVE \TLOOK ( ! SAME MAN BE=E #a#i#e4 ,9CREAS+LY VA/ LAY]S ( ! POPULATION W]E BECOM+ /RAI<T=W>DLY ANTI-,CZ>I/4 ,ONLY ! SAVAGE REACTION1 :I* PROHIBIT$ ALL ORGANIZATION ( WORK]S & ALL POLITICAL OR SOCIAL PROPAG&A1 KEPT ! MASSES FROM GIV+ A F9AL %APE TO !IR IDEAS4 

,?US ! ABS5CE ( /RIK+ REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS DOES NOT 9 ANY WAY MEAN ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS HAD /OPP$4 ,IT CONT9U$ ) UNDIM9I%$ 9T5SITY1 UND] ! SURFACE1 ESPECIALLY 9 PEOPLE'S ?\<TS & FEEL+S4 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 ALL ! VITAL PROBLEMS REMA9$ SUSP5D$4 ,! C\NTRY HAD REA*$ AN IMPASSE4 ,A VIOL5T & DECISIVE REVOLUTION BECAME 9EVITABLE4 ,ONLY ! IMPETUS & ! WEAPONS W]E MISS+4 

,IT WAS 9 !SE CONDITIONS ?AT ! W> ( #aiad BROKE \T4 ,?IS W> GAVE ! MASSES ! NECESS>Y IMPETUS AS WELL AS ! 9DISP5SABLE WEAPONS4 

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