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According to this 1845 paper, it was a progressive taxation scheme, with peasants paying less than others. Men who paid the tax had to carry a token like the one below, as proof of payment. https://t.co/Ql7D3mmcu2 https://t.co/4oz96rmLcE https://t.co/uxXiRl8jRM — PolitiTweet.org
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6 April 1722: #Tsar of Russia Peter the Great ends a #beard tax on men that he had imposed in 1698. He thought bear… https://t.co/U6vscx9cN0