State Duma of Russian Empire: Deputies' Discipline Problem and Lawmaking

Abstract

This article is about a deputy's discipline problem at the time of the State Duma of Russian Empire. K.A. Solovyov researches the level of the deputy's involvement in the lawmaking process, the deputy's absence in the plenary and commission meetings of the Lower House. The author analyzes the deputy's discipline influence on the legislative activity of the State Duma. K.A. Solovyov has come to the conclusion that the deputy's absence to a certain extent determined the functioning of the representative institution.