The first Russian constitution, known as the Fundamental Laws was enacted on April 23, 1906, on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma. Fundamental Law or Fundamental Laws may refer to A constitution, in particular, the Russian Constitution of 1906. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The State Duma (Russian: Государственная дума (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), common abbreviation: Госдума (Gosduma)) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (parliament), the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. ...

It declared in part the autocracy of the Russian Tsar, including Emperor's supremacy over the Law, the Church, and Duma. Examples of this are "ART. 4. The supreme autocratic power is vested in the Tsar of all the Russias. It is God's command that his authority should be obeyed not only through fear but for conscience' sake." and "ART. 9. The Tsar approves the laws, and without his approval no law can come into existence." It defined the scope and supremacy of the law over Russian subjects. It confirmed the basic human rights granted by the October Manifesto, made them subordinate to the supremacy of the law. It defined the composition and the scope of the activities of the State Council and the State Duma. BoB Dole Says BoB Dole Says BoB Dole Says BoB Dole Says Autocracy is a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. ... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,   listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although... Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Pointless law Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law Look up law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,   listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The October Manifesto was issued by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia under the influence of Count Sergei Witte as a response to the Russian Revolution of 1905. ... The State Council (Государственный Совет) was the supreme state advisory body to Tsar in Imperial Russia. ...

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• Extracts from the Russian Constitution of April 23, 1906
• Fundamental Laws