“would not harm the church, provided it embraced the reforms that would revive its religious life”
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Sergei Witte
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. Neither liberal nor conservative, he attracted foreign capital to boost Russia's industrialization. Witte's strategy was to avoid the danger of wars.
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politics · Prime Minister of the Russian Empire from 1905 to 1906 · diplomat · politician · also Sergei Witte, Count Sergey Yulyevich Witte, Sergei Yulyevich Witte, Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, Serguéi Yúlievich Vitte o Wite, Witte
Born 17 June 1849 · Died 13 March 1915 · Q155329
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2026· 2 entries
“s court were ready to use the Manifesto as a temporary concession, and later return to autocracy”
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the State Council of the Russian Empire (1992).
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1915· 1 entry
Died 1915-03-13.
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1914· 1 entry
Grigori Rasputin, and Witte desperately urged the Tsar to avoid the conflict and warned that Europe faced calamity if Russia became involved
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1906· 1 entry
Father Gapon returned to Russia from exile and supported Witte's government
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1905· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Russia (1905–1906).
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Had resulted in his losing all influence over the tsar
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1904· 1 entry
The Union of Liberation was formed, which demanded economic and political reform
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1903· 2 entries
“comprise about fifty percent of the membership in the revolutionary parties”
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Witte had said that if Jews 'comprise about fifty percent of the membership in the revolutionary parties', it was 'the fault of our government
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1902· 1 entry
Witte's supporter, Dmitry Sipyagin, the Minister of Home Affairs, was assassinated
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1899· 2 entries
The Petrograd Polytechnical Institute was founded on his initiative
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The Boxer Rebellion broke out, and the Chinese attacked all foreigners
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1897· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa (1897).
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Limiting working hours in enterprises, and in 1898 reformed commercial and industrial taxes
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1896· 3 entries
By the Li–Lobanov Treaty), which led in 1898 to Russian occupation and administration (by its own personnel and police) of the entire Liaodong Peninsula
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Concluded the Li–Lobanov Treaty with Li Hongzhang of the Qing dynasty
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Witte undertook a major currency reform to place the Russian ruble on the gold standard
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1895· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (1895).
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On a crusade against the evils of drunkenness, Witte established a state monopoly on alcohol, which became a major source of revenue for the Russian government
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1894· 2 entries
Concluded a 10-year commercial treaty with the German Empire on favorable terms for Russia
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Russia, Germany and France forced Japan to soften the peace terms that it had imposed on China
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1892· 3 entries
As acting Minister of Ways and Communications
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Career landmark: finance minister of Imperial Russia (1892–1903).
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Witte became acquainted with Matilda Ivanovna (Isaakovna) Lisanevich in a theater
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1891· 1 entry
Spurring an increase in industrialization by the turn of the 20th century
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1889· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Tallinn (1889).
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Published a paper, "National Savings and Friedrich List", which cited the economic theories of Friedrich List and justified the need for a strong domestic industry, to be protected from foreign competition by customs
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1888· 1 entry
His warnings were proven in the October 1888 Borki train disaster, Witte was then appointed Director of State Railways.
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1886· 1 entry
Was appointed manager of the privately held Southwestern Railways, based in Kiev, and was noted for increasing its efficiency and profitability
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1883· 1 entry
Published a paper on "Principles of Railway Tariffs for Cargo Transportation" in which he also discussed social issues and the role of the monarchy
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1879· 1 entry
Witte accepted a post in St
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1870· 1 entry
Studied at Imperial Novorossiia University (1866–1870).
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1866· 1 entry
And graduated at the top of his class in 1870
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1849· 2 entries
Born 1849-06-17.
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“s ethnic minorities: The dominating element of the Empire, the Russians, fall into three distinct ethnic branches: the Great, the Little, and the White Russians, and 35 per cent, of the population is non-Russian. It is impossible to rule such a country and ignore the national aspirations of its varied non-Russian national groups, which largely make up the population of the Great Empire. The policy of converting all Russian subjects into”
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