The Memoirs of Count Witte
Author | : Sergei Iu Witte |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1049 |
Release | : 2016-09-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781315284316 |
ISBN-13 | : 1315284316 |
Rating | : 4/5 (316 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Count Witte by : Sergei Iu Witte
Download or read book The Memoirs of Count Witte written by Sergei Iu Witte and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 1049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the twilight years of Isarism by Count Sergei Witte (1849-1915), the man who built modern Russia. Witte presents incisive and often piquant portraits of the mighty and those around them--powerful Alexander III, the weak-willed Nicholas II, and the neurasthenic Empress Alexandra, along with his own notorious cousin, Madam blavatsky, the "priestess of the occult".