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September 5, 1698
Peter the Great's beard tax imposed on September 5, 1698
On September 5, 1698, Peter the Great turned a man’s face into a political battleground. What looked like a comic tax was really a forceful experiment in making Russia modern, legible, and obedient to the state.
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