Tales of imperial Russia
Subtitle: the life and times of Sergei Witte, 1849-1915
By: Francis W. Wcislo
Publisher: Oxford Univeristy Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780199543564
Subjects: Politics and government; Russia; Biography; Statesmen
Description: History and biography meet in 'Tales of Imperial Russia', a study of the late-Romanov Russian Empire told through the figure of Sergei Witte. His political career saw him construct the Trans-Siberian Railway, propel Russia towards war with Japan and confront revolutionary disorder with the State Duma, the first Russian parliament.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-308) and index.