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headed the Senate, and also oversaw the sale of salt and wine in the empire, then from the 1780s he already firmly held in his hands not only justice, but also finance and internal affairs. It was he who for the first time in Russia introduced strict reporting in financial affairs, and also began to clearly take into account income and expenses for the year.
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wrote about him as follows: "Prince
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Alexander Vyazemsky, unlike his predecessor, actively led the prosecutors subordinate to him. Under him, "Institutions for the Administration of
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