Talk:1917 Baku City Duma election

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Did you know... that Baku was the last major city to hold municipal elections in 1917 Russia, with the delayed voting occurring after the beginning of the October Revolution?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:08, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Baku (today the capital of Azerbaijan) was the last major city to hold municipal elections in 1917 Russia, with the delayed voting occurring after the beginning of the October Revolution? Source: Rosenberg, W. G. (1969). The Russian Municipal Duma Elections of 1917: A Preliminary Computation of Returns. Soviet Studies, 21(2), 131–163.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/El Grillo (song)

Created by Soman (talk). Self-nominated at 15:26, 1 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Length, history and reference verified. Sort of funny that we have an article about elections to this body but not yet one on the body itself. Daniel Case (talk) 04:15, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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