City Duma City Duma City Duma () is the parliament/legislative branch of power of in the Russian Empire and contemporary Russian cities, and before the entry into force of the new administrative-territorial division in 2009, in all the cities of Latvia. Originated in Russia on the basis of a decree issued on April 21, 1785 by Empress Catherine II ""The instruments on the rights and benefits of the cities of the Russian Empire"" which included the creation of the "General City Duma". General Duma has elected an executive body, "Шестигласная дума" consisting of the mayor and six councilors, one of six "bits"
Duma (2005 film) theatrically, but Scott Foundas wrote a rave review for the film in "Variety" and it led Warner Bros to reconsider. Warner Bros. finally gave "Duma" a limited theatrical release in the US. "Duma" was released on DVD on May 16, 2006 by Warner Bros. Entertainment. "Duma" went on receiving very positive reviews from critics; the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 61 reviews; Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 82 out of 100, based on 21 reviews. The film made $870,067 at the North American box office