The Role of Finance Ministers of the Russian Empire in the General Management System of the Second Half of the 19th – Early 20th Century

Aim. To assess the role and place of finance Ministers of post-reform Russia in the general management system. Methodology. Guided by the principle of determinism, the author believes that a special place in the management system of post-reform Russia occupied by finance ministers was determined by the trends in the development of their department during that period and their personal qualities. The main research method was structural and functional analysis. It allowed us to present the place of the financial department and its leaders in the overall structure of the Russian Empire’s management system. Results. The special role has been proven of the head of the financial department in the management system of the Russian Empire, a high degree of its independence was noted from the imperial government, the special nature of relations with it, the ability to influence other departments achieved by the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century. Research implications. Features of management interactions in the management apparatus of postreform Russia are disclosed using the example of the financial department. The materials of the article can be used in further research on the history of public administration in Russia.