douma
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The douma was abolished, and in its stead Peter created a "Directory Senate," which could meet only in presence of the czar.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
By trickery and knavery, Boris Godounof was elected czar by the douma or council of nobles, a body presided over by his friend the Patriarch, and containing many of his partisans.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
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 Bergen, R. Van
When Peter hastened home from Vienna he decided that his generals and his douma had been too lenient.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by Rudd, John
The douma of the Little Russians corresponds to the bîlina of the Great Russians.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
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