sergei witte

noun

1. Ser·gei Yu·lie·vich [sur-gey yool-yuh-vich; Russian syir–gyey yoo-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ ˈyul yə vɪtʃ; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ˈyu lyɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1849–1915, Russian statesman.

noun

1. Sergei Yulievich (sjɪrˈɡjej juˈljevitʃ). 1849–1915, Russian statesman; prime minister (1905–06). As minister of finance (1892–1903) he tried to modernize the Russian economy