Western Civilization II / Unit 3 WC2 0213 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Westernizing the Nobility: Beards, Dress, Schooling Abroad, Service
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The idea
Peter forced Western dress and manners on the nobility and sent noble children abroad to study. The witness dates the beard and robe taxes to September sixteen ninety-eight and the new calendar to sixteen ninety-nine. Boyars were pushed into military schooling and officer service.
In practice
A shaved face as a test of loyalty.
Where people slip
Westernization meant the nobility; the peasants paid for it.
Your place on the trail
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