Dismissal of Count Witte, Russian finance minister

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Appointed instead to a mostly ornamental position as chairman of the Committee of Ministers. His dismissal is taken as a victory for the group favouring Russian expansion in Manchuria and Korea.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Dismissal of Count Witte, Russian finance minister". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11729, accessed 23 November 2024.]

11729 Dismissal of Count Witte, Russian finance minister 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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