Duma

• “Russia's first elected Parliament: "_La Duma est morte; vive la Duma_!”

  Mr. Punch's History of the Great War

• “When Russians talk of their politicians, they frequently speak of "thieves," "bandits," and "swindlers" — and not hyperbolically: the presence of criminals in the Duma is a well-publicized fact.”

  Russia Is Finished

• “The plot suddenly seems to strain, more blood is thrown at the reader, and at least once, a cosmic turtle appears (not in Duma Key; that was another book).”

  REVIEW: Duma Key by Stephen King

• “Surkov, who handles political operations and relations with the Duma, is half Chechen but second to none in his hard line on Chechnya issues.”

  The Accidental Autocrat

• “MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) – The State Duma is expected to back a request to recognize the independence of Georgia’s breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia at a session of the country’s lower house of parliament on Monday.”

  one, two, many kosovos

• “After returning from a Namibian wildlife sanctuary several years ago, I insisted on showing my parents a film called "Duma," a beautiful story about a young boy and his pet cheetah.”

  The Huffington Post: Millie Kerr: Child vs. Dog: One Couple's Canine Obsession

• “Political unrest forced Nicholas to grant a constitution and call the Duma to sit, establishing Russia as a constitutional monarchy.”

  Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I

• “(The Duma is the Russian equivalent of a spineless Congress.)”

  Eric Malone: I See a Kettle and I Want to Paint it Black

• “It serves as a taste of what Edgar Freemantle might experience upon relocating himself to Florida, to an idyllic beach-front residence called Duma Key:”

  Archive 2008-01-01

• “Although the Russian constitution grants authority to the president to dismiss a prime minister (as Yeltsin did often), he must, in order to appoint a replacement, get approval from the Duma, which is dominated by Putin loyalists.”

  The Truth About Putin and Medvedev

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