Sergei Yulievich Witte was a Russian statesman, Minister of Railways (1892), Minister of Finance (1892-1903), Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (since 1903), headed the Council of Ministers (1905-1906). Witte's activities led to a sharp acceleration of industrial growth in the Russian Empire, he was the author of many reforms embodied later by Stolypin. In addition, Witte has repeatedly acted as a negotiator, it was thanks to him that the Portsmouth Peace Treaty with Japan was signed. Witte was a direct participant in the political life of several decades of Russian history, which have an extraordinary interest. In his memoirs, Witte covers the period from his early childhood to 1911, highlighting completely different aspects of his own life.
Sergei Yulievich Witte was a Russian statesman, Minister of Railways (1892), Minister of Finance (1892-1903), Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (since 1903), headed the Council of Ministers (1905-1906). Witte's activities led to a sharp acceleration of industrial growth in the Russian Empire, he was the author of many reforms embodied later by Stolypin. In addition, Witte has repeatedly acted as a negotiator, it was thanks to him that the Portsmouth Peace Treaty with Japan was signed. Witte was a direct participant in the political life of several decades of Russian history, which have an extraordinary interest. In his memoirs, Witte covers the period from his early childhood to 1911, highlighting completely different aspects of his own life.