Count Sergei Witte and the Twilight of Imperial Russia: A BiographyM.E. Sharpe, 2004 - 323 Seiten "Witte's spectacular rise during the reign of Alexander III was followed by a more troubled relationship with Nicholas II, who ultimately broke with his premier in 1906. Having negotiated the Portsmouth Treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War and drafted the October Manifesto that made Russia a constitutional monarchy, Witte had worn out his welcome in the imperial court. He withdrew into an embittered retirement, worked on his memoirs, and spent his last decade - in Bernard Pares's words - "watching a set of fools demolish a mighty empire." This is the first full-scale biography of Witte in English, by the historian who edited and translated Witte's memoirs."--BOOK JACKET. |
Inhalt
| 3 | |
The Odessa Years 18651879 | 9 |
St Petersburg and Kiev 18791891 | 21 |
Monsieur Vite 18891892 | 35 |
Minister of Finance 18921894 | 49 |
A New Reign an Old Course 18941896 | 59 |
The Witte System in Operation 18921899 | 67 |
Questions of War and Peace 18961899 | 77 |
Honeymoon? The First Ten Days | 177 |
Keeping the Promise of October 17 | 191 |
Revolution and Counterrevolution | 201 |
The Loan That Saved Russia | 215 |
Implementing the October Manifesto | 221 |
The Last Lap | 231 |
Exile? Assassination? May 1906June 1907 | 239 |
The Stolypin Years June 1907September 1911 | 249 |
Decline and Fall 18991903 | 85 |
A Mere Spectator 19031904 | 105 |
Political Spring JulyDecember 1904 | 117 |
In the Wake of Bloody Sunday JanuaryJune 1905 | 129 |
Peace with Honor? | 141 |
Return Home | 157 |
Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire | 167 |
Last Years 19111915 | 257 |
Afterword | 269 |
Notes | 273 |
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| 313 | |
| 319 | |
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