State Duma of the Russian Empire was created in 1905.

State Duma of the Russian Empire ended in 1917.

The State Duma was set up by the Russian Czar Nicholas II in 1906 as a response to the 1905 revolution. Elections were held in 1906, 1907 and 1912. The Duma was disbanded following the February 1917 Russian Revolution when the Duma members formed the Provisional Government.

Following reform in the Soviet Union a State Duma for the Russian Federation was established in 1993 and is the lower of the two parliamentary bodies.

In the Russian political system, the State Duma has more power than the Federation Council. The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly and is responsible for drafting and passing legislation. The Federation Council, on the other hand, is the upper house and primarily focuses on representing the interests of the regions and approving laws passed by the State Duma.

The former Russian national assembly that was elected indirectly by the people was the Duma. It was dissolved during the 1917 revolution. The Duma were created by the Russian Empire, at this point the last Tsar, Nicholas II.