October Manifesto Questions from Textbook

In what ways did the October Manifesto go beyond the promises made by Bulygin in July?

The October Manifesto went beyond Bulygin’s promises in several ways. Bulygin had promised the establishment of a Duma that would be consultative and have no share in either making laws or supervising the Government. The October Manifesto went beyond this by saying that “no law can become effective without the approval of the State Duma” and that “the representatives of the people should be guaranteed the supervision of the legality of the actions of authorities appointed by Us [i.e. the Government]”

Which promise ended Nicholas’ autocratic power?

The promise that Nicholas would undertake constitutional reform and that, as part of this, no law would become effective without the approval of the Duma.