Council of Ministers of Russia
The Russian Council of Ministers is an executive governmental council that brings together the principal officers of the Executive Branch of the
Imperial Russia
Committee of Ministers
The Ministries and the Committee of Ministers (Комитет Министров) were created in the early 19th century as part of the Government reform of Alexander I. The committee was an advisory board for the Emperor but could only consider matters referred to it by the monarch or when details for implementation of policy were brought to it by ministers. However, the committee had little collective power and did not make decisions, just recommendations. When the monarch presided personally over Committee meetings it was referred to as a council as the monarch had decision/policy making authority that the committee did not possess.
Chairmen of the committee of Ministers (de facto), 1802 – 1810
- Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov(1802–1804) as Imperial Chancellor and Foreign Minister
- Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1804–1806) as Foreign Minister
- Andreas Eberhard von Budberg (1806–1807) as Foreign Minister
- Nikolay Petrovich Rumyantsev(1807–1810) as Foreign Minister
Chairmen of the committee of Ministers, 1810 – 1905
- Nikolay Petrovich Rumyantsev(1810–1812)
- Nikolay Ivanovich Saltykov(1812–1816)
- Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin(1816–1827)
- Viktor Pavlovich Kochubey(1827–1834)
- Nikolay Nikolayevich Novosiltsev(1834–1838)
- Illarion Illarionovich Vasilchikov(1838–1847)
- Vasily Vasilyevich Levashov (1847–1848)
- Aleksandr Ivanovich Chernyshov (1848–1856)
- Aleksey Fyodorovich Orlov (1856–1861)
- Dmitry Nikolayevich Bludov(1861–1864)
- Pavel Pavlovich Gagarin(1865–1872)
- Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (1872–1879)
- Pyotr Aleksandrovich Valuyev(1879–1881)
- Michael von Reutern (1881–1887)
- Nikolai Karl Paul von Bunge (1887–1895)
- Ivan Nikolayevich Durnovo(1895–1903)
- Sergei Yulyevich Witte(1903–1905)
Council of Ministers
After
The meetings of the council were in two parts, "official and secret". The first followed a printed agenda; the second was devoted to the discussion of confidential questions, basic issues of policy and so forth.[1]
- Sergei Yulyevich Witte(1905–1906)
- Ivan Logginovich Goremykin(1906)
- Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin(1906–1911)
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Kokovtsov(1911–1914)
- Ivan Logginovich Goremykin(1914–1916)
- Boris Vladimirovich Shtyurmer(1916)
- Alexander Fyodorovich Trepov(1916)
- Nikolai Dmitriyevich Golitsyn(1916–1917)
Nicholas's hostility to
In late 1915, there was a shortage of food and of coal in the big cities; Alexander Trepov was appointed as crisis manager in the Minister of Railways. Five key ministries would gather on a more regular basis to solve the transport question.[8] In November 1915 Rasputin told Goremykin (or the obstinate Tsar) it was not right not to convene the Duma as all were trying to cooperate; one must show them a little confidence.[9] In January 1916, Rasputin was opposed to the plan to send the old Goremykin away,[10] who had persuaded the Tsar to reject the proposals of the Progressive Bloc for a government of confidence.
On 20 January 1916
Boris Stürmer was also appointed on the Ministry of Interior, the most powerful of all, which had under its control governors, police, and a
Early July, Aleksandr Khvostov, Alexei's uncle, not in good health, was appointed as Minister of the Interior and Makarov as Minister of Justice. Foreign Minister Sazonov, decisive when the war started, pleaded for an independent and autonomous Russian Poland. He was demoted on 10 July and the office given to Stürmer. On 21 July, the minister of agriculture Naumov refused to participate any longer in the government. According to Vladimir Gurko, the Council of Ministers as a whole declined continually in importance.
Around 6 September, Alexander Protopopov had been invited as Minister of the Interior. Placing the vice-president of the Duma in a key post might improve the relations between the Duma and the throne.[15][16] Protopopov made himself ludicrious when he expressed his loyalty to the Imperial couple, and his contacts on peace and credit in Stockholm (without being authorized) became a scandal.[note 1] When Protopopov raised the question of transferring the food supply from the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of the Interior, a majority of the zemstvo leaders announced that they would not work with his ministry. His food plan was universally condemned by the Council of Ministers.[10]
Soviet Russia
The
Russian Federation
After the fall of the
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Russia and confirmed by the State Duma. The chairman is second in line to succeed to the Presidency of Russia if the current President dies, is incapacitated or resigns.
See also
Notes
- Knut Wallenberg, the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs,[18] Hellmuth Lucius von Stoedten, the former German ambassador to Russia, then in Sweden, and Fritz M. Warburg, a banker and member of the Warburg family on 23 June.[19][20][21][22] Protopopov was extremely open about his attempt. According to Chernov: "The Warburg interview opened up a career for Protopopov and made him acceptable as minister. Above all, it won him the favour of Rasputin and the Empress."[23]It seems that Berlin did not take such meetings seriously: seen the identity of the members, and the lack of any clear authority.
References
- ^ M. Cherniasvsky (1967) Prologue to Revolution, p. 3
- ^ a b Sergei V. Kulikov (2012) Emperor Nicholas II and the State Duma Unknown Plans and Missed Opportunities, p. 48-49. In: Russian Studies in History, vol. 50, no. 4
- ^ Figes, pp. 270, 275.
- ^ D.C.B. Lieven (1983) Russia and the Origins of the First World War, p. 56
- ^ Porter, T. (2003). Russian History, 30(3), 348-350. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/24660814
- ^ Antrick, p. 79, 117.
- ^ P.N. Milyukov (1921) The Russian Revolution. Vol I: The Revolution divided, p. 15
- ^ The PENULTIMATE PRIME Minister of the RUSSIAN EMPIRE A. F. TREPOV by FEDOR ALEKSANDROVICH GAIDA (2012)
- ^ The Complete Wartime Correspondence of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra. April 1914-March 1917, p. 317. By Joseph T. Fuhrmann, ed.; Smith, p. 485.
- ^ ISBN 1443730297.
- ^ "Boris Sturmer : Biography". www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b P.N. Milyukov (1921), p. 16
- ^ Peeling, Siobhan: Shti︠u︡rmer, Boris Vladimirovich, in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, ed. by Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer, and Bill Nasson, issued by Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 2014-12-16. DOI: [1].
- ^ V. Chernov, p. 21
- ^ The Complete Wartime Correspondence of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra. April 1914-March 1917, p. 5. by Joseph T. Fuhrmann, ed.
- ^ P.N. Milyukov (1921), p. 19
- ^ Moe, p. 438.
- ISBN 1135506949
- ^ Der Zar, Rasputin und die Juden, p. 39
- ^ Moe, p. 471.
- ^ George Buchanan (1923) My mission to Russia and other diplomatic memories [2]
- ISBN 9004261621
- ^ THE GREAT RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BY VICTOR CHERNOV, p. 20