1st State Duma 1st State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the first convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации I созыва) is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament, worked from December 12, 1993 – December 16, 1995. The first few months, the State Duma was located in the Comecon building on New Arbat Avenue, then moved to the State Duma building on Okhotny Ryad. Until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma of the meeting, spent the oldest deputy – 69 year-old
Duma junior boyars collectively within the Russian Tsardom. In 1721 Peter the Great transferred its functions to the Governing Senate. Contemporary sources always refer simply to "the boyars" or to "the duma", but never to the "boyar duma". Originally there were ten to twelve boyars and five or six "paddu". By 1613 the duma had increased to twenty boyars and eight "okol'nichii". Lesser nobles, "duma gentlemen" ("dumnye dvoriane") and secretaries, were added to the duma and the number of "okol'nichii" rose in the latter half of the 17th century. In 1676 the number of boyars increased to 50 - by then