Today, 119 years ago, on July 31, 1906 (June 11, 1906), the tsar ordered the dissolution of the Duma. July 31, 1906. Tsar Nicholas II disbanded the first democratic institution of Russia, the Duma, which made the parliamentary intermediate and radical leaders very angry. Therefore they issued a revolutionary declaration. The declaration called for the Russian people to refuse to pay taxes and refuse military service. The declaration was drafted by representatives of the city of Vyborg in Finland. The city of Vyborg was the city into which the Russian police had penetrated. The tsar announced the dissolution of the Duma on July 9 in order to cancel the discussions on land reform. But tensions between the tsar and the Duma formed early on the first day of the establishment of the Duma in May. On