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The beard tax imposed by Peter the Great, on the other hand, is well-documented. Instituted after he had spent time in Europe observing naval ship-building techniques, it appears to have been one of the modernising ideas he brought back with him to Russia. […]
Eventually tiring of the principle “if you want a job doing well, you have to do it yourself”, Peter realised that imposing a beard tax would both deal with recidivist beardies while also filling the imperial coffers. In a stroke of warped genius, he issued tokens showing a stylised face with a neatly-trimmed beard to those who’d paid the tax.
The beard tax imposed by Peter the Great, on the other hand, is well-documented. Instituted after he had spent time in Europe observing naval ship-building techniques, it appears to have been one of the modernising ideas he brought back with him to Russia. […]
Eventually tiring of the principle “if you want a job doing well, you have to do it yourself”, Peter realised that imposing a beard tax would both deal with recidivist beardies while also filling the imperial coffers. In a stroke of warped genius, he issued tokens showing a stylised face with a neatly-trimmed beard to those who’d paid the tax.