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Sergei Witte


Born
in Tbilisi, Georgia
June 29, 1849

Died
March 13, 1915


Prime minister in Imperial Russia, one of the key figures in the political arena at the end of 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century.
Witte served under the last two emperors of Russia, Alexander III and Nicholas II. As Minister of Finance Witte presided over extensive industrialization and the management of various railroad lines. He framed the October Manifesto of 1905, and the accompanying government communication, but was not convinced it would solve Russia's problem with the Tsarist autocracy.
On 20 October 1905 he became the first Chairman of the Russian Council of Ministers (Prime Minister). Assisted by his Council he designed Russia's first constitution. Within a few months, he fell into disgrace within court circles as a ref
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The Memoirs of Count Witte

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“...После того, как мы поглотили целую массу чуждых нам племён и захватили их земли - теперь в Думе и "Новом Времени" явилась полукомическая национальная партия, которая объявляет, что, мол, Россия должна быть для русских, то есть для тех которые исповедуют православную религию, фамилия которых кончается на "ов" и которые читают "Русское Знамя" и "Голос Москвы".”
Sergey Yulyevich Vitte, С. Ю. Витте. Воспоминания. В трех томах. Том 2

“У нас в России в высших сферах существует страсть к завоеваниям, или вернее к захватам того, что, по мнению правительства, плохо лежит.”
Sergey Yulyevich Vitte, С. Ю. Витте. Воспоминания. В трех томах. Том 2

“Под влиянием трусости ни одно качество человека так не увеличивается, как глупость.”
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