Russia’s first national elections

The basis elements of the representative System called for in the Bulygin Rescript of 18 February 1905, were elaborated in the chancery of Bulygin’s ministry by the same official, S. E. Kryzhanovskii, who had earlier drafted the proposals for Prince Sviatopolk-Mirskii that were to hâve gone into the Ukaz of 12 December, 1904, but were struck at the last moment by NicholasII. They subsequently went through significant modifications at the hands of the State Council and of the Special Conferenc..