douma
Americannoun
noun
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The douma of the Little Russians corresponds to the bîlina of the Great Russians.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
He secured from the douma an order by which three thousand families were moved to that port, and streltsi were dispatched to garrison it.
From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen
By the decision of the douma three thousand families were established at Azov, besides four hundred Kalmucks, and a garrison of Moscow streltsi.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd
After this rioting had continued seven days, the streltsi sent their commandant Khovanski to the douma, to demand that there should be two czars, Ivan, with Peter as his assistant.
From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen
The boyars of the douma deliberated on this proposal, and the greater number of the boyars were opposed to it.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd
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