DUMA
\dˈuːmə], \dˈuːmə], \d_ˈuː_m_ə]\
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The national legislature or lawmaking body of Russia, created by the czar in 1905 and discontinued at the revolution of 1917.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Russian parliament, first summoned 1906.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Snake's-head
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