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Beards might seem like an odd target for taxation, but to Peter the Great (1672-1725)—Russia's revolutionary Czar—facial hair was no laughing matter. read more

Peter the Great was determined to make Russia a nation that rivaled the greatest European powers. He wanted Russia to do everything the Europeans did. First, though, he had to figure out what that was. So, Peter decided to make a tour of Europe—in disguise. It was a fine idea, in theory, except that Peter was 203 centimeters (6’8”) tall. read more

"Catherine I of Russia, Consort to Peter the Great". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa. Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge UP. pp. 131–154. ISBN 0-521-81422-7. Hughes, Lindsey (1998). Russia in the Age of Peter the Great. Yale UP. ISBN 0-300-08266-5. online; Hughes, Lindsey (2001). Peter the Great and the West: New Perspectives. read more

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