It gets your name out there and people to recognize your name, in the world of politics there is not bad publicity, as long as they know WHO you are, that means that person has your attention.
D. Finance minister (sergei witte)
In ancient Rome, the wealthy noble citizens were known as the Patricians, while the lower class citizens were call the plebians. The plebians had far less social impact than the Patricians.
The flood made silt near rivers and silt made land extremely fertile for farming.
It is useful so that way people understand what happened years ago.