Shaving Russia
Sept 5, 1698. Tsar Peter the Great of Russia returns home from a year-long European tour. When noblemen, religious figures, and friends gather to welcome him home, Peter pulls out a straight razor, holds it to their throats, and…forcibly shaves their beards. This event will go down in history as a first step toward…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
Similar episodes from other shows
More like HISTORY This Week →
GAG18: Wie Russland den Bart verlor
492. The War on Beards: From Peter the Great to John Lennon (Part 2)
Catherine the Great: life of the week
74. Peter the Great: The First Emperor
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.