Count Sergei Witte and the twilight of imperial Russia : a biography

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Count Sergei Witte and the twilight of imperial Russia : a biography

Sidney Harcave

M.E. Sharpe, c2004

  • : alk. paper

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2015- Published: Abingdon : Routledge

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and indexes

Contents of Works

  • The formative years, 1849-1865
  • The Odessa years, 1865-1879
  • St. Petersburg and Kiev, 1879-1891
  • Monsieur Vite, 1889-1892
  • Minister of Finance, 1892-1894
  • A new reign, an old course, 1894-1896
  • The Witte system in operation, 1892-1899
  • Questions of war and peace, 1896-1899
  • Decline and fall, 1899-1903
  • A mere spectator, 1903-1904
  • Political spring, July-December 1904
  • In the wake of Bloody Sunday, January-June 1905
  • Peace with honor?
  • Return home
  • Out of the frying pan, into the fire
  • Honeymoon? : the first ten days
  • Keeping the promise of October 17
  • Revolution and counterrevolution
  • "The loan that saved Russia"
  • Implementing the October Manifesto
  • The last lap
  • Exile? : assassination? : May 1906-June 1907
  • The Stolypin years, June 1907-September 1911
  • Last years, 1911-1915

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Sergei Witte served as finance minister and later prime minister of Russia during the reigns of Alexander III and Nicholas II, and was in large part responsible for the development policies which saw Russia transformed from a peasant economy into an industrial nation. This is the first biography of Witte in English.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 The Formative Years, 1849-1865
  • Chapter 2 The Odessa Years, 1865-1879
  • Chapter 3 St. Petersburg and Kiev, 1879-1891
  • Chapter 4 Monsieur Vite, 1889-1892
  • Chapter 5 Minister of Finance, 1892-1894
  • Chapter 6 A New Reign, an Old Course, 1894-1896
  • Chapter 7 The Witte System in Operation, 1892-1899
  • Chapter 8 Questions of War and Peace, 1896-1899
  • Chapter 9 Decline and Fall, 1899-1903
  • Chapter 10 A Mere Spectator, 1903-1904
  • Chapter 11 Political Spring, July-December 1904
  • Chapter 12 In the Wake of Bloody Sunday, January-June 1905
  • Chapter 13 Peace with Honor?
  • Chapter 14 Return Home
  • Chapter 15 Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire
  • Chapter 16 Honeymoon? The First Ten Days
  • Chapter 17 Keeping the Promise of October 17
  • Chapter 18 Revolution and Counterrevolution
  • Chapter 19 "The Loan That Saved Russia"
  • Chapter 20 Implementing the October Manifesto
  • Chapter 21 The Last Lap
  • Chapter 22 Exile? Assassination? May 1906-June 1907
  • Chapter 23 The Stolypin Years, June 1907-September 1911
  • Chapter 24 Last Years, 1911-1915
  • aft Afterword

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