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In which year did import duties reduce to 33% under Vyshnegradsky?
1891
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between 1881 and 1891 import duties increased by_ under Vyshnegradsky?
18%
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The Russian budget was in surplus in what year under Vyshnegradsky?
1892
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Who increased indirect taxation?
Ivan Vyshnegradsky
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Who increased import taxes on foreign goods?
Sergei Witte
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foreign capital rose...
from 40 million roubles 1893-6 to 144 million roubles 1897-1900
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Witte put Russia on the Gold Standard in what year?
1897
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debts caused by foreign loans took what percentage of Russia's annual budget under Witte?
20%
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Grain production increased to 90 million tons per year in which year?
1914 under Stolypin
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the 1891 harvest caused how many deaths?
350,000
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Who cut interest rates on peasant loans and in what year?
Witte in 1894
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Rural unrest under Witte occurred in which years?
1901 and 1902
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In which years did Stolypin hang 'Tsar opposers'?
1906-9
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Stolypin's illegal change of the voting system affected which Duma and how?
Third Duma (1907-1912) to be weighted more towards the gentry
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