Tales of Imperial Russia: The Life and Times of Sergei Witte, 1849-1915 by Francis W. Wcislo (Oxford University Press, $65) The histories of Russia and China are radically different. But wise ...

Sergei Witte, born June 29, 1849, was a highly influential economist, state minister, and prime minister in Imperial Russia. He was also one of the key players in the political arena of the late ...

The Biggest Megaproject Ever Undertaken – What You Need to Know. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025. Welcome to the forgotten history behind the world’s greatest railway project.

Malik, an investment strategist and financial historian, is more skeptical than many about the contribution made by Sergei Witte, who was Russian finance minister between 1892 and 1903 (before ...

Witte made things worse in 1896, ... So the Trans-Siberian railroad project, which Sergei Witte saw as an entree to a new era of Russian greatness, resulted in the rise of a very different empire.

Tales of Imperial Russia: The Life and Times of Sergei Witte 1849-1915, by Francis W Wcislo, Oxford University Press, RRP £35, 288 pages ...

Sergei Witte was an influential policy maker. He persuaded the Tsar to pass his October Manifesto. Issued in 1905, it promised significant political reform, although most of these promises were ...