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Minister of Finance

the minister of finance

A cabinet office controlling state revenue, invoked in the closing lines of "The Lady Jurist" to fund marriage bonuses for bachelors -- the story's final ironic reversal from punishment to bribery.

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Mentioned in 3 works (3 mentions)

To M. M. and Ye. M. Chekhov, 6 May 1877. Taganrog. letter · 1 mention
To L. A. Kamburova, 1880. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
The Lady Jurist Stories · 1 mention

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