State Council (Russian Empire)

Mariinsky Palace on Saint Isaac's Square was the seat of the State Council in the 20th century.

The State Council (Russian: Госуда́рственный сове́т, IPA: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj sɐˈvʲet]) was the supreme state advisory body to the tsar in the Russian Empire. From 1906, it was the upper house of the parliament under the Russian Constitution of 1906.


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