Parties, Power, and People: The Impact of Duma Participation on Political Parties in the Russian Empire

Jiahua Tan; Yichen Peng; Zhaochen Wang

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Parties, Power, and People: The Impact of Duma Participation on Political Parties in the Russian Empire

Jiahua Tan ¹, Yichen Peng *^,2, Zhaochen Wang ³

¹ United World College Red Cross Nordic
² BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour
³ Malvern College

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/48/20231635

Abstract

This article explores role of the State Duma in shaping the destinies of key political parties, particularly the Constitutional Democratic Party (Kadets) and the Bolsheviks, prior to the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Despite its failure to avert the revolutions, the State Duma was instrumental in shaping the future trajectories of the participating parties. Utilizing a framework that combines power dynamics and historical analysis, the essay scrutinizes the State Duma's role in Russian power dynamics and its impact on the future trajectories of Russian political parties. The essay provides an interpretation of the Kadets' and Bolsheviks' fates through their attitudes, idealism, and interactions with this experimental legislative body.

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State Duma, Russian Revolution, Kadets Party, Paul Miliukov, Bolsheviks

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