Title

Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915), Russian Prime Minister, 1906. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, Russian Prime Minister, during his trip to USA, 1905. Russia's Minister of Finance from 1892-1903, Witte (1849-1915) promoted the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the general modernisation of the Russian empire. In 1905 he represented Russia at the negotiations which ended the Russo-Japanese War, and after the political unrest of that year was appointed Russia's first Prime Minister when the Tsar agreed to the establishment of the Duma (parliament). In 1906, desiring a more conservative regime, Nicholas II replaced Witte as premier with Ivan Goremykin. From Hignett's Butterfly Medium Cigarette - Modern Statesmen, 1906.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1906

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C62_118

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

11,0Mb (650,3Kb) / 5,0in x 8,5in / 1496 x 2560 (300dpi)

Keywords

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