Today, 119 years ago, on May 10, 1906 (April 17, 1906), the first State Duma meeting in Russia was held. On May 10, 1906, Tsar Nicholas II hosted the grand opening ceremony of the first Democratic Parliament Duma. Thousands of armed guards protected the implacable Tsar at the opening ceremony, making this spectacular scene, and the importance of the new Parliament, greatly obscure. In his reaction, Tsar Nicholas II said in an indifferent speech: ¡°Not only freedom is necessary, but an order established on justice is also essential.¡± The Tsar did not announce amnesty for political perpetrators, and the public has been waiting for the Tsar to order amnesty. After the Tsar¡¯s speech, the first meeting of the Duma opened, and delegates immediately called for amn