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Comparison between Witte and Stolypin (Politics (Stolypin (Dumas (Duma 2:…

- - - - Duma 1: 1906. Representatives all moderate, or left wing, as it had been boycotted by the radicals. Kadets dominated the assembly, pressing for further change, such as the redistribution of land to the peasants and further constitutional reform. Nicholas refused to agree to this, therefore there were 200 peasant revolts. Witte dismissed, and Stolypin brought in- he countered the tsar's call to dismiss the Duma's altogether, but promised a more favourable Duma.
      - Duma 2: 1907. 'Duma of anger'. Dominated by Octobersists, as the Kadets lost their power to vote, therefore the moderate liberal centre was decreased. The Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks participated, therefore there was strong opposition amongst the radical left. Stolypin tried to pass his agrarian reform programme, and passed it through order 87 anyway, the Duma refused to ratify new law, so was dissolved.
        
        3 June reform: Richard Pipes: not changing the system, just making a right - wing revision. Nicholas announced important revision to the Fundamental Laws, as the peasants had elected too many radicals. In the new system, the influence of the lower classes was reduced.
        
        Showed that there were limits to Stolypin's conservatism. Agreed to work with the Duma, political parties were too shallow rooted to gain mass support, but also constitutional opposition to the regime had run out of steam.
      - Duma 3: 1907-1912. Easier for the authorities to manage. Dominated by moderate octoberists. Still some opposition to Stolypin's local government and education reforms. Was suspended twice, as the government put through article 87.
      - Duma 4: 1917- similar to third duma, had little influence, meaning it could not really be effective. Ultimately proved that the Duma experiment had not worked, and refused to disband when Nicholas ordered it to do so, continuing as the Provisional Government.
      - Stolypin worked with the Dumas, and by making them more conservative, he made the prospect of constitutional democracy workable, and discussions able to happen. Allowed Duma to debate and also pass reforms.
- - - - Foreign capital invested in Russian companies rose from 26% in 1890, to 48% in 1914.
- - - - Revisionist: The economy was growing marginally faster than the population, therefore output must have been enough to feed most of the population. Also, peasant sector must have been prospering to enable them to pay the higher taxes.
- - - - They would have a stake in the economy, and actively, rather than passively, support the Tsar.