Sergei Witte

Question 1

Who was Sergei Witte?

Answer 1

Minister of Finance 1892-1903

Question 2

What was his main aim?

Answer 2

To strengthen the Russian economy and to improve Russia’s position as a contending global superpower

Question 3

What 2 points did Russia need improving on?

Answer 3

1) Russia needed a larger business class of people

2) They needed more peasants in cities to work in the factories

Question 4

What 2 policies did Witte implement to overcome the problems?

Answer 4

1) Taxes were established on peasants to increase the funding for industrialization
2) The Trans-Siberian railway was built

Question 5

List 2 successes of Witte’s policies

Answer 5

1) Cities grew rapidly = From 1 million in 1890 to 2 million in 1914

Question 6

List 2 failures of Witte’s policies

Answer 6

1) Poor living condition for the working classes - This later resulted into strikes
2) Greater political opposition to the Tsarist System of Rule