From my past. Memories. 1903-1919 In 2 volumes. Kokovtsov V.N.

Vladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov (1853-1943) - a prominent statesman, whose name is inextricably linked with the history of the Russian Empire in the last years of its existence. His track record is very impressive: forty -four years of service at various state posts.

in the book “From my past”, his memories are based exclusively on the actual material and describe only those events, which Kokovtsov was personally. The author recreates the history of Russia in the difficult period when three revolutions occurred in the state from 1905 to 1917.

The first volume of memoirs covers the activities of V. N. Kokovtsov as Minister of Finance in 1903-1906 and tells about the work of the State Duma of the I and III convocations, up to the murder of Stolypin.

the second volume is dedicated to the activities of V. N. Kokovtsov as chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire in 1911-1914, his subsequent resignation and escape from Russia to Russia to France in 1918.