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Railway Expansion

Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1889–1893Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1889

Alexander III1889

Russia · Government / Government of Russia

Supports increasing state involvement in railway construction and administration as part of economic development.

1893

Sergei Yulyevich Witte1893

Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia

Uses state finance to accelerate railway construction.

Names involved

Alexander IIISergei Yulyevich Witte

Provenance

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