U istokov Rossiĭskogo parlamentarizma
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The study investigates historical experiments and the first experience of parliamentarianism in Russia, from the zemsky sobors of the XVIth – XVIIth centuries to formation of the State council and the first four State Dumas. The plenary powers and the role in the mechanism of government of this first parliament of the Russian Empire are highlighted with the reference to the general atmosphere of political life in Russia. The book is supplied with illustrative and reference material, as well as several archival documents published for the first time.