Show worse than the barbers union in the reign ot elizabeth every beard of n fortnights fort nights growth was subject to a tax 0 83 cents peter the great in 1705 imposed a tax upon the beards of the russian nobles of rubles while the common peoples beard tax amounted to 1 kopec this tax caused much dissatisfaction but in spite of this the impost was extended to st petersburg in 1714 the tax on beards was confirmed bi catherine I 1 in 1721 by peter II 11 in 1728 by empress anne in 1731 and in 1743 by the empress elizabeth |