Duma chancellory

(noun)

The first provincial administrative bureau created under Alexis I. In Russian it is called Razryadny Prikaz.

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Examples of Duma chancellory in the following topics:

  • The Romanovs

    • Michael I reinstated order in Moscow over his first years in power and also developed two major government offices, the Posolsky Prikaz (Foreign Office) and the Razryadny Prikaz (Duma chancellory, or provincial administration office).

  • Contemporary African Art

    • Notable modern artists include El Anatsui, Marlene Dumas, William Kentridge, Karel Nel, Kendell Geers, Yinka Shonibare, Zerihun Yetmgeta, Odhiambo Siangla, Olu Oguibe, Lubaina Himid, Bili Bidjocka, and Henry Tayali.

  • Empress Maria-Theresa

    • She also oversaw the unification of the Austrian and Bohemian chancellories in May 1749 and doubled the state revenue between 1754 and 1764, though her attempt to tax clergy and nobility was only partially successful.

  • Planning Releases

    • In his multi-volume biography of Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson and His Time, Dumas Malone tells the story of how Jefferson handled the first meeting held to decide the organization of the future University of Virginia.

  • Peter the Great

    • Consequently, the Boyar Duma (a council of Russian nobles) chose 10-year-old Peter to become Tsar with his mother as regent.

  • The Westernization of Russia

    • While their clout had declined since the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the Boyar Duma, an advisory council to the tsar, still wielded considerable political power.