Background
Vladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov was born on the 18th of April, 1853 in Novgorod. Son of a wealthy landowner.
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Vladimir Kokovtsov
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Order of the White Eagle
Order of the White Eagle
The Order of Prince Danilo I
Order of Prince Danilo I
Grandcross of Royal Swedish Order of the Pole Star
Grandcross of Royal Swedish Order of the Pole Star
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Order of Prince Danilo I
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Iz moego proshlogo (1903 - 1919). Vospominaniya. Memuary
(This is one of a kind memoir of a politician at the time ...)
This is one of a kind memoir of a politician at the time of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. V.N. Kokovtsov was a Russian Minister of Financies and Prime Minister at the pre-revolutionary time (1904 - 1914). His very thoughtful memoirs include portraits of the last Russian Emperor (Tsar) Nicolas II, his wife Empress (Tsaritsa) Alexandra Fyodorovna, Prime Minister Petr Stolypin, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Iz-moego-proshlogo-1903-Vospominaniya/dp/9851318140/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=kokovtsov&qid=1615732039&sr=8-7
Vladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov
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Education
Following graduation from the Imperial Alexander Lyceum in December 1872 Kokovtsov applied for admittance to Saint Petersburg State University to study law on the recommendation of Aleksandr Gradovsky, Nikolai Tagantsev and S. Pakhman, all notable legal authorities of the time. However, his father, who had promised to pay for his education suddenly died leaving the family in strained financial circumstances. As a result, instead of attending university he entered the civil service to provide him and his family an additional income.
Career
Kokovtsov was admitted as a candidate for a civil service position in the Imperial Ministry of Justice serving first in the statistical, then the legislative and finally in the criminal office. From 1879 to 1890 he served as Senior Inspector and Assistant Head of the Central Administration of Prisons. From 1890 to 1896, he served in the State Council as Assistant State Secretary, State Secretary and finally as Assistant Imperial Secretary where he worked primarily on matters reviewed by the Russian Imperial State Council's Department of State Economy. From 1896 to 1902 he served in one of the three Assistant Minister of Finance positions under Sergei Witte. After resigning from the position, he served as Imperial Secretary until his appointment as Minister of Finance in 1904. He resigned the next year when his former superior in the Finance Ministry, Witte, assumed the Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers. Kokovtsov succeeded Stolypin as Chairman of the Council of Ministers after Stolypin's assassination in 1911, while also maintaining his post as Minister of Finance, and held both offices until his retirement in 1914.
Achievements
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Kokovtsov was an active participant of the prison reform formulated by State Secretary K.K. Grot a senior member of the Imperial State Council.
He played a substantial role in securing a loan that did nothing less than keep the Imperial government from having to devalue its currency and leave the gold standard, then was the basis of almost all financially stable, secure and modern countries.
He was a leading figure in Russian émigré society until his death on 29 January 1943.
In 1933, he published his memoirs, which describe his childhood and education as well as his early years in government service from 1903 to 1919.
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Iz moego proshlogo (1903 - 1919). Vospominaniya. Memuary
(This is one of a kind memoir of a politician at the time ...)
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Iz moego proshlogo (1903 - 1919). Vospominaniya. Memuary
Politics
Kokovstov was an anti-Semite who believed the problem with Jews was not their 'backwardness' but the fact that they were 'so clever'.In 1912 Kokovtsov asked the Tsar to authorize Grigori Rasputin's exile to Tobolsk. Nicholas refused and Kokovtsov had offered Rasputin a substantial amount of money to leave for Siberia and ordered the newspapers not to mention his name in connection with the Empress. In domestic policy, Kokovtsov's time as Prime Minister saw the passage of two laws in 1912 that provided accident and sickness insurance to about 20% of workers.
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Born
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Ethnicity
Education
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December, 1872
Career
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1879 - 1890
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1890 - 1896
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1896 - 1902
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1902 - 1904
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1904 - 1905
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1906 - 1914
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1911 - 1914
Awards
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Order of the White Eagle, Russian Empire
The Order of the White Eagle was an Imperial Russian Order based on the Polish honor. Emperor Nicholas I of Russia established the award in 1831 as the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle. A recipient of the Order was granted the title Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.The Order of the White Eagle was an Imperial Russian Order based on the Polish honor. Emperor Nicholas I of Russia established the award in 1831 as the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle. A recipient of the Order was granted the title Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.
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The Order of Prince Danilo I, Montenegro
The Order of Prince Danilo I was an order of the Principality and later Kingdom, of Montenegro. It is awarded to prominent champions of the preservation of Montenegrin independence and for other humanitarian, scientific, artistic and pro-social achievements as defined by statute.The Order of Prince Danilo I was an order of the Principality and later Kingdom, of Montenegro. It is awarded to prominent champions of the preservation of Montenegrin independence and for other humanitarian, scientific, artistic and pro-social achievements as defined by statute.
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Grandcross of Royal Swedish Order of the Pole Star, Sweden
The Royal Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.The Order of the Polar Star was until 1975 intended as a reward for Swedish and foreign "civic merits, for devotion to duty, for science, literary, learned and useful works and for new and beneficial institutions".The Royal Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.The Order of the Polar Star was until 1975 intended as a reward for Swedish and foreign "civic merits, for devotion to duty, for science, literary, learned and useful works and for new and beneficial institutions".