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Sergei Witte

Sergei Witte was a Russian statesman who served as minister of finance in the 1890s and early 1900s and later as prime minister. He promoted rapid industrialisation, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the gold standard. His programme drove high industrial growth rates in the 1890s.

Sergei Witte
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