Alexander Dmitrievich Protopopov was a Russian publicist and politician who served as the interior minister from September 1916 to February 1917.
Protopopov in 1918
Alexander Protopopov and two aides, September 1916
Protopopov was frequently treated by Peter Badmayev, a quack doctor close to the Russian imperial family.
State Duma (Russian Empire)
The State Duma, also known as the Imperial Duma, was the lower house of the legislature in the Russian Empire, while the upper house was the State Council. It held its meetings in the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg. It convened four times between 27 April 1906 and the collapse of the empire in February 1917. The first and the second dumas were more democratic and represented a greater number of national types than their successors. The third duma was dominated by gentry, landowners, and businessmen. The fourth duma held five sessions; it existed until 2 March 1917, and was formally dissolved on 6 October 1917.
State Duma (Russian Empire)
Sergei Witte
Tsar Nicholas II's opening speech before the two chambers in the Winter Palace (1906)
Members of the State Duma with two Russian police officers