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# Russian Ministry of Finance on European money markets and the rouble to mark rate
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/a-ia-chto-ia-raduius-finansovym-uspekham-rossii-v-1891-godu/
- Published: 2022-04-15T06:59:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:07:52.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Archive, Observations, Society, Humour

And I, what of it? I simply rejoice at Russia's financial triumphs of 1891.

"The key to the financial position of Europe lies in the Russian Ministry of Finance... The Russian Ministry of Finance serves Europe as a brokers' bank... Russian influence on the money markets of Europe consists in its assets, amounting to about 21 million pounds sterling... Our rate of exchange: 239 marks to 100 roubles."

Lord, how well it all began