Who was prime minister when Stolypin was appointed as interior minister?
Ivan Goremykin
Dmitry Bogrov
Vladimir Lenin
Nicholas II
Answer
Ivan Goremykin was the prime minister of Russia when Pyotr Stolypin was appointed as interior minister. Goremykin had been in the position since 1906, and was a conservative who opposed Stolypin's reforms. Stolypin's appointment as interior minister was seen as a sign that the Tsar was moving towards a more progressive government.
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