Note 138 — Chapter 14 Vyatka—The Office and Dining-room of His Excellency—K. Y. Tyufyaev
Constance Garnett translation
Minih was a minister and general prominent under Peter the Great and Anna. On the latter’s death he brought about the downfall of Biron, was exiled by Elizabeth, and finally brought back from Siberia by Catherine.—(Translator’s Note.)