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The Romanovs and the Cult of the Golden Yoke
This episode explores the economic and social underpinnings of the Russian Empire, focusing on the system of direct taxation known as podushnaya podat. We examine how Peter the Great restructured the state's finances by shifting from household-based levies to a poll tax on individual souls, a move that fundamentally altered the relationship between the serf and the state. Lucas and Luna discuss the administrative machinery required to count every person in an empire spanning eleven time zones, including the challenges faced by local magistrates and the role of Vasily Klyuchevsky in…
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