History: Which forward-thinking Russian ruler taxed any citizen with a beard because being clean-shaven was all the rage in Europe in 1698?

Pyotr Alekséyevich, better known as Peter the Great, ruled the Tsardom of Russia and is best remembered for guiding Russia into the modern age. He also made some bold statements with his beard policy, but he wasn't the only one - England's Henry VII held the same rules.

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