VYBORG MANIFESTO

July 22, 1906 (July 9, 1906 old style)

At the time, Vyborg was a city in Finland. Here is the map. (Look for Viborg in the K / c square)

MAP LOCATION OF VYBORG, FINLAND

Today, Vyborg belongs to Russia.

The Vyborg Manifesto, also spelled Viborg Manifesto and sometimes called the Vyborg Appeal, was a call to the Russians for civil disobedience.

It was drafted by Pavel Milyukov and other angry deputies of the recently dissolved First State Duma.

The First State Duma had 478 seats. The Manifesto had 180 signatures.

The First State Duma had been dissolved on July 21, 1906 (July 8, 1906 old style)

The people in general didn't respond to the Vyborg Manifesto.

Preparations for the creation of a Second State Duma followed.

See also First Duma.