{"id":31638,"date":"2014-06-10T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=31638"},"modified":"2014-06-02T15:46:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T19:46:03","slug":"uncommon-knowledge-beards-outlawed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2014\/uncommon-knowledge-beards-outlawed\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon Knowledge: Should beards be outlawed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wooden<\/a>If you\u2019re the Russian emperor, then you certainly might think so. In 1698, Peter the Great returned to Russia after a tour of Europe, ready to bring his own country into the \u201cmodern\u201d world. In addition to governmental reforms, economic reforms and military advancement, he wanted to update the nation\u2019s fashion sense\u2014and clean-shaven faces were all the rage on the Continent. Peter started his campaign right away, at the formal reception welcoming him back from his European tour. After greeting his guests, he brought out a straight razor and began shaving off the men\u2019s beards! The guests were horrified, but were in no position to deny their ruler. He made beardlessness the law, and his police were even known to shave offenders in the street. There was, not surprisingly, much resistance to such a decree, and eventually Peter compromised. Instead of repealing the law, he instituted a beard tax. Those who wished to grow their facial hair could receive permission to do so for a yearly sum, which added to Peter\u2019s coffers while allowing his subjects to save face.<\/p>\n

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