Russian men were encouraged to shave their beards more in the style of men in the western countries who were beginning to go clean shaven. One way Peter the Great encouraged this was to impose a tax on men who wanted to wear beards.
Catherine followed Peter the Great and continued to implement his program.
The Czar Alexis and his son peter the great but mostly peter
Peter the Great
He made them do what he said!
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Russian men were encouraged to shave their beards more in the style of men in the western countries who were beginning to go clean shaven. One way Peter the Great encouraged this was to impose a tax on men who wanted to wear beards.
Peter the Great was a Russian czar.
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Russian orthodox
Peter the Great and Catherine the Great were both Russian rulers.
Russian Orthodox Christianity
Catherine followed Peter the Great and continued to implement his program.
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The Czar Alexis and his son peter the great but mostly peter
Peter the Great
Peter the great, Catherine the first, Ivan the terrible are some of the Russian monarchs.