Count Sergei Witte and the Twilight of Imperial Russia: A Biography (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Count Sergei Witte and the Twilight of Imperial Russia Prompted by his work translating and editing Witte's (1849-1915) memoirs, Harcave (emeritus history, State U. of New York-Binghamton) offers a biography of the finance minister and later premier of Russia. He explains how he played a major role in constructing the transcontinental railroad system, which helped push Russia into industrialization and modernization; negotiated the treaty that ended t...
Full description- Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
- Published: 31 March 2004
- Format: Hardback 328 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | European History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
- ISBN 13: 9780765614223 ISBN 10: 0765614227
Full description for Count Sergei Witte and the Twilight of Imperial Russia
Prompted by his work translating and editing Witte's (1849-1915) memoirs, Harcave (emeritus history, State U. of New York-Binghamton) offers a biography of the finance minister and later premier of Russia. He explains how he played a major role in constructing the transcontinental railroad system, which helped push Russia into industrialization and modernization; negotiated the treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War; and drafted the October Manifesto that made Russian a constitutional monarchy, which of course did not endear him to the emperors. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
 memoirs, Harcave (emeritus history, State U. of New York-Binghamton) offers a biography of the finance minister and later premier of Russia. He explains how he played a major role in constructing the transcontinental railroad system, which helped push Russia into industrialization and modernization; negotiated the treaty that ended t...){kind=link}