State Duma that were substantially plagiarized and likely ghostwritten. The State Duma has special powers enumerated by the Constitution of Russia. They are: The State Duma adopts decrees on issues relating to its authority by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Decrees of the State Duma are adopted by a majority of the total number of deputies of the State Duma, unless another procedure is envisaged by the Constitution. All bills are first approved by the State Duma and are further debated and approved (or rejected) by the Federation Council. Relatively few roll call votes have been published that identify individual deputies'
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