Count Sergei Witte and the twilight of imperial Russia
Subtitle: a biography
By: Sidney Harcave.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Vitte, S. I͡U︡. graf, 1849-1915; Statesmen -- Russia -- Biography; Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917; Russia -- Economic policy -- 1861-1917
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The formative years, 1849-1865; title: The Odessa years, 1865-1879; title: St. Petersburg and Kiev, 1879-1891; title: Monsieur Vite, 1889-1892; title: Minister of Finance, 1892-1894; title: A new reign, an old course, 1894-1896; title: The Witte system in operation, 1892-1899; title: Questions of war and peace, 1896-1899; title: Decline and fall, 1899-1903; title: A mere spectator, 1903-1904; title: Political spring, July-December 1904; title: In the wake of Bloody Sunday, January-June 1905; title: Peace with honor?; title: Return home; title: Out of the frying pan, into the fire; title: Honeymoon? : the first ten days; title: Keeping the promise of October 17; title: Revolution and counterrevolution; title: "The loan that saved Russia"; title: Implementing the October Manifesto; title: The last lap; title: Exile? : assassination? : May 1906-June 1907; title: The Stolypin years, June 1907-September 1911; title: Last years, 1911-1915.