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Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (Russian: Сергей Юльевич Витте, romanized: Sergey Yulyevich Vitte, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈjʉlʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈvʲitːɛ]; [1] 29 June [O.S. 17 June] 1849 – 13 March [O.S. 28 February] 1915), also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian ...
Sergey Yulyevich, Count Witte was a Russian minister of finance (1892–1903) and the first constitutional prime minister of the Russian Empire (1905–06), who sought to wed firm authoritarian rule to modernization along Western lines.
Tsarist Minister of Finance, and briefly Prime Minister, Witte was one of the pioneers of Russian industrialization, writes Lionel Kochan. If there is one statesman who stands out as not only a Russian but also a European figure in the last years of Tsarism it is assuredly Sergei Witte.
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (Russian: Серге́й Ю́льевич Ви́тте, tr. Sergéy Yúl'yevich Vítte, Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈjʉlʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈvʲitʲːɪ]; June 29 [O.S. June 17] 1849 – March 13 [O.S. February 28] 1915), also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime ...
Sergey, Count Witte, (born June 29, 1849, Tiflis, Georgia, Russian Empire—died March 13, 1915, Petrograd, Russia), Russian statesman and premier (1905–06). He entered the imperial administrative service in 1871 and served as minister of finance (1892–1903).
Jun 25, 2024 · Sergey Yulyevich, Count Witte - Industrialization, Reforms, Diplomacy: Witte’s reputation was at first eclipsed through the collapse of tsarism, but he is now appreciated as a successor to Peter I the Great in the drive to modernize a backward empire and as a forerunner of the Communists in the policy of implementing an industrial revolution ...
May 22, 2017 · www.explaininghistory.com In this video, I examine the life and work of the Tsarist Russian politician Sergei Witte and his efforts to economically modernise Russia.
Sergei Yulevich Witte. (1849—1915) Quick Reference. (b. Tiflis, 17 June 1849, d. St Petersburg 13 Mar. 1915) Russian; Russian Minister of Transport and of Finance 1892–1903, Prime Minister 1903–6 Witte was brought up in Tiflis, his father being of Dutch origin, his mother Russian, the daughter of a governor.
May 23, 2018 · The Russian statesman Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) is noted for his policy of Russian industrialization, for his role in negotiating the Peace of Portsmouth between Russia and Japan, and for his formulation of the Manifesto of October 1905.
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing the emperor as head of government.