Ministers Flashcards
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Von Reutern
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Chairman of the Council of Minister 1881
Treasury reformed, new tax collection=more efficient, requirements for gov departments to publish budgets
State bank 1860, municipal 1862, savings 1869 - all helps boost economy by more saving to then invest in more land or capital
Import duty reduction 1863+gov subsidies for railway production
Gov support for cotton industry-American civil war left large gap (1861-65)
+6% growth per term under him
2
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Vyschnegradsky
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1884 member of council of ministers
Introduced programmes for technical education
3
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Witte
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Helped railway development
First PM - designed after 6 months
Opposed WW1 involvement
